Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encik

/ˈɪnt͡ʃek/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
en-cik
IPA
/ˈɪnt͡ʃek/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces.

Informal

Etymology

From Malay encik, from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

enciks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cik

Questions

How do you pronounce encik?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnt͡ʃek/.
What does encik mean?
Informal term of address for a male warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces.
Where does encik come from?
From Malay encik, from Hokkien 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”).

How to pronounce encik

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “encik”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɪnt͡ʃek/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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