老闆
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See also: 老板
Chinese[edit]
respectful prefix | phonetic | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (老闆/老板) | 老 | 闆/板 | |
simp. (老板) | 老 | 板 | |
alternative forms | 老版 |
Etymology[edit]
From earlier 老辦/老办 or 老班, from 老 (lǎo, “a respectful prefix”) + 辦/办 (bàn, “to manage”) or 班 (bān, “group”); 闆 and 板 in 老闆/老板 are phonetic loan characters; first attested as 老辦/老办 in the 16th century (Yang, 2012).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
老闆
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 老闆 (“boss; proprietor”) [map]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Entry #2690”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
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