English
taoke
Taoke comes from Hokkien 頭家 ‘boss’.
- Hokkienmodern頭家thâu-ke‘boss’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007taoke
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hokkienmodern頭家thâu-ke‘boss’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007taoke
Earliest quotation: 2007, Bai Ren 白刃, Lagalag sa Nanyang 南洋漂流記 (Nanyang Piaoliuji): “This mixing can be seen in the language of…”
Every English word from Hokkien 頭家
Today it means
noun boss; owner (of a business entity such as shop, etc.); shop owner; shopkeeper; business owner; employer (especially a Chinese Filipino boss)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 頭家 / taoke