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twako

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Peranakan Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 大哥 (tōa-ko, “eldest brother”).

Noun

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twako

  1. eldest brother
    Perkara begitoe misti kita poenja twako jang poetoesin.[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

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  1. ^ Hauw San Liang (1907) Pembalesan Kedji [Vicious Retribution] (in Peranakan Indonesian), page 138
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