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語源

Borrowed from Mandarin 老大 (lǎodà).

発音

• enPR: lou′dä′
• ハイフネーション: lao‧dah

名詞

laodah (plural laodahs)

1. (obsolete) Chinese boat captain.
   • 1889 November, Thomas W. Knox, “The Talking Handkerchief”, in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, volume LXXIX, number CCCCLXXIV, New York: Harper & Brothers, publishers, page 936:

     “I sent our compradore to find a junk, and make arrangements for your passage. He came back a few minutes ago, and said he had settled it with the lowdah (captain) of a junk that was just getting up anchor for Hong-Kong.

アナグラム

• Adhola, Dahalo