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towkay

/ ٲʊˈɪ /

noun

  1. sir; master: used as a form of address
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of towkay1

of Chinese origin
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One towkay recently told a Malay official: "If it weren't for the Chinese, you Malays would be sitting on the floor without tables and chairs."

Your elder brother is very rich— Towkay punya abang baniak kaya.

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Except for a Chinese towkay, I was the only saloon passenger, as strangers rarely visit this country.

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