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encik.

Informal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪnt͡ʃek/Singapore[ˈɪn˧.t͡ʃeʔ˦]Singapore
  1. Informal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces.

    Singapore · informal
Where this word comes from

From Malay encik, from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”).

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