potia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 部長／部长 (pō͘-tióⁿ, “section chief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpotia̯]
• Hyphenation: po‧tia

Noun

potia (first-person possessive potiaku, second-person possessive potiamu, third-person possessive potianya)

1. supervisor, overseer.

   Synonyms: mandor, pengawas

Further reading

• “potia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.