pakwe

Malay edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

(colloquial) A boyfriend.
Pakwe kau siapa?
Who's your boyfriend?
(dialectal, Johor) A form of address for one's uncle.

Further reading edit

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