Etymology

lokun

lo·kun
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Today it means: doctor; physician Full definition →

Hokkien 老君 ← Malay dukun
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The story

  1. Malay · derived fromdukun“shaman or medicine man”
  2. Hokkien · borrowed from老君
  3. English todaylokun

From Hokkien 老君 (ló-kun), from Malay dukun (“shaman or medicine man”). Doublet of dukun.

Words from the same roots

Malaydukun all →

dukun

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