encik

• IPA^(key): [ənˈt͡ʃɪk̚]
• Hyphenation: ên‧cik

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”). Cognate of Tagalog Intsik, Cebuano Insik, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Thai เจ๊ก (jék), Singaporean English Ah Chek.

êncik (first-person possessive encikku, second-person possessive encikmu, third-person possessive enciknya)

1. term of address conferred on a respectable or unknown adult, usually when the name is unknown.

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Hokkien 阿姊 (a-chí, “elder sister”).

êncik (first-person possessive encikku, second-person possessive encikmu, third-person possessive enciknya)

1. (West Sumatra) term of address conferred on a female schoolteacher.
2. elder sister

   Synonym: kakak

• “encik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ənt͡ʃeʔ/
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ənt͡ʃɪʔ/
• Rhymes: -ənt͡ʃeʔ, -t͡ʃeʔ, -eʔ

Possibly from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”).

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

1. term of address conferred on an adult male of moderate or unknown position, usually when the name is unknown; mister
2. term of address used before a man's name, who do not have any titles such as Datuk, Tengku, etc.; Mister
3. term of address for a male ethnic Chinese person

• tuan / توان‎

• Indonesian: encek
• Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Possibly from Hokkien.

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

1. term of address for a mother

• Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• “encik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.