different between tockay vs towkay
tockay
English
Noun
tockay (plural tockays)
- Alternative form of tokay (“spotted lizard”)
Further reading
- tockay in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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towkay
English
Etymology
From Malay tauke, from Min Nan ????? (thâu-ke, “boss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ta?ke?/
Noun
towkay (plural towkays)
- (Malaysia) A business owner; boss (especially a Malaysian Chinese).
- (Malaysia) Term of address for such a person; sir.
Translations
References
- The Oxford English Dictionary just attributes a Malay origin, but the Collins English Dictionary (2009) states it's of Chinese origin.
- Lee Eng Kew (???), 2004, “??“??”?” (Who are the towkays), Sin Chew Daily.
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