Malukan.

Brit.

/maˈluːkə/, U.S.

/mæˈlukə/, Australian English

/mæˈluːkə/

Forms: 1900s– Maluga, 1900s– Maluka.

Origin: A borrowing from Djingulu. Etymon: Djingulu marluga.

Etymology: < Djingulu (Newcastle Creek, Northern Territory) marluga old man.

Australian.

The person in charge; the boss.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who is in charge

gaffera1658

old man1668

governor1783

head woman1799

boss1806

oyakata1818

guv'nor1843

head-worker1846

jossc1860

Guv1861

Maluka1905

big guy1921

skip1921

kingfish1930

boss-man1934

pitch-and-toss1942

honcho1945

head honcho1952

1905 J. Gunn Little Black Princess 3 The Boss, or ‘Maluka’ (as the blacks always called him)..was camping near the river.

1928 ‘M. Mills’ Montforts 238 ‘You'd better come and see the Maluka.’ ‘What's that?’ ventured Raoul. ‘It's aboriginal for headmaster’.

1954 T. Ronan Vision Splendid 55 To the blacks he was just as often Old Man or Maluka as Storekeeper.

1983 Northern Territory Times (Darwin) 1 Jan. 6/4 Anthony Thomas is a quiet self-effacing man. And that is probably the reason why the Chief Minister overlooked him... A source close to the Maluka told me he was unaware of the fact that Anthony is a vet.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maluka
释义	Malukan. Brit. /maˈluːkə/, U.S. /mæˈlukə/, Australian English /mæˈluːkə/ Forms: 1900s– Maluga, 1900s– Maluka. Origin: A borrowing from Djingulu. Etymon: Djingulu marluga. Etymology: < Djingulu (Newcastle Creek, Northern Territory) marluga old man. Australian. The person in charge; the boss. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who is in charge gaffera1658 old man1668 governor1783 head woman1799 boss1806 oyakata1818 guv'nor1843 head-worker1846 jossc1860 Guv1861 Maluka1905 big guy1921 skip1921 kingfish1930 boss-man1934 pitch-and-toss1942 honcho1945 head honcho1952 1905 J. Gunn Little Black Princess 3 The Boss, or ‘Maluka’ (as the blacks always called him)..was camping near the river. 1928 ‘M. Mills’ Montforts 238 ‘You'd better come and see the Maluka.’ ‘What's that?’ ventured Raoul. ‘It's aboriginal for headmaster’. 1954 T. Ronan Vision Splendid 55 To the blacks he was just as often Old Man or Maluka as Storekeeper. 1983 Northern Territory Times (Darwin) 1 Jan. 6/4 Anthony Thomas is a quiet self-effacing man. And that is probably the reason why the Chief Minister overlooked him... A source close to the Maluka told me he was unaware of the fact that Anthony is a vet. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1905
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