towkay
/ (taʊˈkeɪ) /
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noun
sir; master: used as a form of address
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Word Origin for towkay
of Chinese origin
Words nearby towkay
to whom it may concern, towie, to windward, towing path, to wit, towkay, towline, towmond, town, town and gown, town car
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How to use towkay in a sentence
Except for a Chinese towkay, I was the only saloon passenger, as strangers rarely visit this country.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines|H. Wilfrid WalkerYour elder brother is very rich— Towkay punya abang baniak kaya.
A Manual of the Malay language|William Edward Maxwell