engkoh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Xiamen Hokkien 阿哥 (án-ko). Doublet of akeo and ako. Compare to Malay engko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əŋˈkɔh]
• Hyphenation: êng‧koh

Noun

engkoh (first-person possessive engkohku, second-person possessive engkohmu, third-person possessive engkohnya)

1. (dialect) older brother.

   Synonyms: abang, kakak

Further reading

• “engkoh” 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.