"Ah Chek" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: [ˌɑː˨ ˈt͡sek̚˧˨] [Singapore]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 阿叔 (a-chek). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|阿叔|tr=a-chek}} Hokkien 阿叔 (a-chek) Head templates: {{en-noun|?|nolinkhead=1}} Ah Chek
  1. (colloquial, Singapore) Uncle (father's younger brother) Tags: Singapore, colloquial
    Sense id: en-Ah_Chek-en-noun-TWjPWl51 Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Singlish: 46 54
  2. (colloquial, Singapore) Older middle-aged man Tags: Singapore, colloquial
    Sense id: en-Ah_Chek-en-noun-9LQXD9Vg Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Singlish: 46 54
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Hokkien 阿叔 (a-chek).",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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      ],
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        "Uncle (father's younger brother)"
      ],
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          "Uncle",
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          "father",
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial, Singapore) Uncle (father's younger brother)"
      ],
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    },
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        },
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        "Older middle-aged man"
      ],
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          "middle-aged",
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        ],
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        "(colloquial, Singapore) Older middle-aged man"
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ˌɑː˨ ˈt͡sek̚˧˨]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    "English lemmas",
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    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals",
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      "name": "bor"
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  ],
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