huakiau

Indonesian

Etymology

From Chinese Xiamen Hokkien 華僑／华侨 (hoa-kiâu, hoa-kiâu, “overseas Chinese”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hu.aˈki.au̯]
• Hyphenation: hu‧a‧ki‧au

Noun

huakiau (first-person possessive huakiauku, second-person possessive huakiaumu, third-person possessive huakiaunya)

1. overseas Chinese.

Further reading

• “huakiau” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.