English
encik
Encik comes from Malay encik.
- Malaymodernencik
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Malaymodernencik
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Malay encik
Today it means
noun Informal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Malay encik / encik