pak cik

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of bapak (“father”) +‎ kecik (“small”).

Sense of address influenced by a homonym of cik as a shortening of encik

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈpak ˈt͡ʃik/ [ˈpaʔ ˈt͡ʃiʔ]
  • Note: Johor-Riau pronunciation of /i/ in this word is similar to Baku's.
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Hyphenation: pak cik

Noun

pak cik (Jawi spelling ڤق چيق, plural pak cik-pak cik)

  1. uncle (parent's brother)
    Synonyms: mamak, mamanda (royal register), paman, om, mamang (outside Malay inhabited areas of Indonesia)
    Coordinate term: mak cik
    1. address for third or fourth oldest, or youngest uncle[1]
  2. informal address for anyone in the same age or older than their parents; mister, sir

Descendants

  • Papuan Malay: pace

References

  1. ^ Hodgson, Geoffrey (December 1967), “Malay Conventional Sib-names”, in Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society‎[1], volume 40, number 2 (212), →ISSN, →JSTOR, pages 109–11

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