sumoai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Zhangzhou Hokkien 師妹／师妹 (su-muī).

Noun

sumoai (first-person possessive sumoaiku, second-person possessive sumoaimu, third-person possessive sumoainya)

1. (obsolete) junior female fellow apprentice/student in same school of martial art or silat
   • 1964, Oen Keng Kwee, Giok-bun kiam-lu, page 44:

     "Sumoai, kau telah melupakan peristiwa pada duapuluh lima tahun jang berselang. Sebagaimana kau masih ingat, Kui Bak Todjin telah...."

     "Junior sister, you have forgot the event 25 years ago. If you still remember, Kui Bak Todjin had...."