towkay
- sir; master: used as a form of address
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Word Origin
of Chinese origin
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Examples from the Web for towkay
Historical Examples
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 PhilippinesH. Wilfrid Walker
Your elder brother is very rich— Towkay punya abang baniak kaya.
A Manual of the Malay languageWilliam Edward Maxwell