導郎

Chinese

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tolong, from Classical Malay tolong,[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuluŋ (to help, to assist).

Pronunciation


Adverb

導郎

  1. (Indonesian, Singapore and Malaysian Hokkien) please

Verb

導郎

  1. (Indonesia Hokkien, Singapore, Malaysian and Jinjiang 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[1], volume 78, number 1, pages 181–208