potia

Indonesian

Etymology

From East Indies Malay potia, from Hokkien 部長／部长 (pō͘-tióⁿ, “section chief”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /poˈtia/ [poˈt̪i.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: po‧ti‧a

Noun

potia (plural potia-potia)

1. (obsolete) Chinese supervisor or overseer.

   Synonyms: mandor, pengawas, tandil

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.