pakwe

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakwə/, [paʔwə]
• Rhymes: -wə, -ə
• Hyphenation: pak‧we

Noun

pakwe (Jawi spelling ڤقوى, plural pakwe-pakwe, informal 1st possessive pakweku, 2nd possessive pakwemu, 3rd possessive pakwenya)

1. (colloquial) A boyfriend.

   Pakwe kau siapa?

   Who's your boyfriend?

2. (dialectal, Johor) A form of address for one's uncle.

Further reading

• “pakwe” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.