Etymology

suki

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Today it means: a favored customer; a regular who receives preferential treatment Full definition →

Tagalog suki ← Hokkien 主客
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suki · noun1

  1. Hokkien · derived from主客“regular customer or dealer”
  2. Tagalog · borrowed fromsuki
  3. English todaysuki

Borrowed from Tagalog suki, from Hokkien 主客 (chú-kheh, “regular customer or dealer”, literally “principal guest”).

suki · noun2

Borrowed from Japanese 隙(すき) (suki).

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