Bahasa Melayu

engku

Bahasa Melayu

English

title of respect, royal title, elderly address

A respectful title used in some Malay communities, especially for older people or people of royal descent.

اڠكو

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Engku Ahmad datang ke majlis itu bersama keluarganya.

    Engku Ahmad came to the event with his family.

  2. Mereka menyapa beliau dengan gelaran Engku.

    They greeted him with the title Engku.

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engku

It is used as a respectful title in some communities.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.