pakuis

Sundanese

Etymology

From Dutch pakhuis (“warehouse”). Cognate with Indonesian pakus (“warehouse”)

Noun

pakuis

1. (historical, archaic) warehouse head or manager, particularly a salt warehouse, used during the colonial era

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
• "PAKOEWIS", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij