pakuis
Sundanese
Etymology
From Dutch pakhuis (“warehouse”). Cognate with Indonesian pakus (“warehouse”)
Noun
pakuis
- (historical, archaic) warehouse head or manager, particularly a salt warehouse, used during the colonial era
Further reading
- "pakuis" in Maman Sumantri, Atjep Djamaludin, Achmad Patoni, R.H. Moch. Koerdie, M.O. Koesman, Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
- "PAKOEWIS", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij