"encik" meaning in Malay

See encik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ənt͡ʃeʔ/ [Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga], /ənt͡ʃɪʔ/ [Baku] Forms: انچيق [Jawi], encik-encik [plural], encikku [first-person, informal, possessive], encikmu [possessive, second-person], enciknya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -ənt͡ʃeʔ, -t͡ʃeʔ, -eʔ Etymology: Possibly from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|引叔|gloss=uncle|tr=ín-chek}} 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=انچيق}} encik (Jawi spelling انچيق, plural encik-encik, informal 1st possessive encikku, 2nd possessive encikmu, 3rd possessive enciknya)
  1. term of address conferred on an adult male of moderate or unknown position, usually when the name is unknown; mister
    Sense id: en-encik-ms-noun-Ee00vGGn Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 22 22
  2. term of address used before a man's name, who do not have any titles such as Datuk, Tengku, etc.; Mister
    Sense id: en-encik-ms-noun-scAWgImJ Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 22 22
  3. term of address for a male ethnic Chinese person
    Sense id: en-encik-ms-noun-SKK6SaYv Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tuan, توان
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ənt͡ʃeʔ/ [Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga], /ənt͡ʃɪʔ/ [Baku] Forms: انچيق [Jawi], encik-encik [plural], encikku [first-person, informal, possessive], encikmu [possessive, second-person], enciknya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -ənt͡ʃeʔ, -t͡ʃeʔ, -eʔ Etymology: Possibly from Hokkien. Etymology templates: {{der|ms|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=انچيق}} encik (Jawi spelling انچيق, plural encik-encik, informal 1st possessive encikku, 2nd possessive encikmu, 3rd possessive enciknya)
  1. term of address for a mother
    Sense id: en-encik-ms-noun-lzNbB-ZL Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "depth": 1,
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          },
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      "text": "Indonesian: encek"
    },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "gloss": "uncle",
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      },
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      "name": "zh-l"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”).",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "informal",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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      },
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          "_dis": "28 28 22 22",
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          "Mister",
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      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ənt͡ʃeʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor",
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ənt͡ʃɪʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ənt͡ʃeʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-t͡ʃeʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʔ"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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      "word": "توان"
    }
  ],
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}

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        {
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          },
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    }
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "انچيق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "encik-encik",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "encikku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "encikmu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enciknya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "28 28 22 22",
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          ],
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        ],
        [
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          "mother#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ənt͡ʃeʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor",
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ənt͡ʃɪʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ənt͡ʃeʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-t͡ʃeʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "encik"
}
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    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Hokkien",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/eʔ",
    "Rhymes:Malay/t͡ʃeʔ",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ənt͡ʃeʔ"
  ],
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        }
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    },
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          },
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      },
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      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "encik-encik",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "form": "encikku",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "informal",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "encikmu",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "enciknya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "mister",
          "mister"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "term of address used before a man's name, who do not have any titles such as Datuk, Tengku, etc.; Mister"
      ],
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        [
          "term of address",
          "term of address#English"
        ],
        [
          "Datuk",
          "Datuk#English"
        ],
        [
          "Tengku",
          "Tengku#English"
        ],
        [
          "Mister",
          "Mister"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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          "term of address",
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        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male#English"
        ],
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ənt͡ʃeʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor",
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ənt͡ʃɪʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ənt͡ʃeʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-t͡ʃeʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʔ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tuan"
    },
    {
      "word": "توان"
    }
  ],
  "word": "encik"
}

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    "Malay nouns",
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    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/eʔ",
    "Rhymes:Malay/t͡ʃeʔ",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ənt͡ʃeʔ"
  ],
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          },
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        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Hokkien.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "encik-encik",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enciknya",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "encik (Jawi spelling انچيق, plural encik-encik, informal 1st possessive encikku, 2nd possessive encikmu, 3rd possessive enciknya)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "term of address for a mother"
      ],
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          "term of address",
          "term of address#English"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ənt͡ʃeʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Johor-Selangor",
        "Riau-Lingga"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ənt͡ʃɪʔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Baku"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ənt͡ʃeʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-t͡ʃeʔ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʔ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "encik"
}

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