導郎

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (導郎)
simp. (导郎)
alternative forms 多琅
多隆

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tolong, from Classical Malay tolong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (to help, to assist).

Pronunciation


Adverb

導郎[1]

  1. (Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia Hokkien) please

Verb

導郎

  1. (Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia Hokkien) to help; to assist

Synonyms

References

  1. Salmon, Claudine (2009), “Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges”, in Archipel, volume 78, issue 1, pages 181–208
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