lokun
Syllables: lo·kun
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Malaysia/ləʊˈkʊn/
lokun noun: doctor; physician.
Noun
lokun
- doctor; physician
- What they say about the doctors, generalist and the specialist: […] The specialist(aka tua lokun) knows more and more about less and less until eventually he knows everything about nothing.2006 October 30, kaupehkaubu, “Malaysia A Police State? Is Mahathir Serious?”, in Sangkancil (Usenet)
- Anything more than SGD$30, they would complain: “Wah, this lo kun (doctor) jing qwee (very expensive)!”2012 October 31, Chang Mei Bin, “The Testimony of the Late Dr Richard Teo, the Singaporean Millionaire Plastic Surgeon”, in SacredHeart1984 (Usenet)
Forms of lokun
| alternative form | lo-kun |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lo kun |
| alternative form | lo-koon |
| alternative form | lor kun |
Origin of lokun
From Hokkien 老君 (ló-kun), from Malay dukun (“shaman or medicine man”). Doublet of dukun.
Questions about lokun
- What does lokun mean?
- Lokun means doctor; physician.
- What part of speech is lokun?
- Lokun is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lokun?
- Lokun is pronounced /ləʊˈkʊn/ (Malaysia).
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