noun
suki
SOO-kih
Suki (noun) means a regular customer who gets preferential treatment from a vendor. Example: “The market seller always saves the best mangoes for her suki.”
noun
1
A regular customer who gets preferential treatment from a vendor.
"The suki relationship in the Philippines, a credit/marketing linkage, is often assumed to be exploitative of the fisher."
— Robert S. Pomeroy, Neil Andrew (2011)
"The market seller always saves the best mangoes for her suki."
"Frequent buyers in a particular store become the suki, so that with this kind of a relationship, the marketgoer gets an extra treat, like obtaining more tomatoes for the price of a kilo."
— Isabel S. Panopio, Realidad Santico Rolda (2007)
2
In martial arts, an opening or weak point that an opponent can exploit.
"He dropped his guard for a second, creating a suki his opponent immediately used."
"Often, though, a suki to the chest will cause the sword to become lodged between bone and cartilage making it very difficult to quickly remove."
— Kevin L. Seiler, Donald J. Seller (2006)
How to use suki
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a loyal, favoured customer, or a gap in someone's defence.
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Word forms
- Plural
- sukis
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Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog suki, itself from a Hokkien term literally meaning "principal guest," referring to a valued regular customer.
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What does “suki” mean?
The word “suki” means a regular customer who gets preferential treatment from a vendor. In plain terms, either a loyal, favoured customer, or a gap in someone's defence.
How do you pronounce “suki”?
“Suki” is pronounced SOO-kih (/ˈsu.kɪʔ/ in IPA).
How do you use “suki” in a sentence?
Here is “suki” used in a sentence: “The market seller always saves the best mangoes for her suki.”
What part of speech is “suki”?
“Suki” is a noun.
Where does the word “suki” come from?
The word “suki” comes from Tagalog. Borrowed from Tagalog suki, itself from a Hokkien term literally meaning "principal guest," referring to a valued regular customer.
How many meanings does “suki” have?
“Suki” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a regular customer who gets preferential treatment from a vendor.
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