tunkun.

/ˈtʊŋkuː/

Forms: Also tengku /ˈtɛŋkuː/.

Etymology: Malay.

A title of rank in certain states of Western Malaysia; = ‘prince’.

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1879 in C. W. Harrison Council Minutes, Perak, 1877–9 (1907) 63 Toh Puan, the chief wife of the former Tengku Mentri.

1897 D. C. Boulger Life Sir Stamford Raffles x. 314 He also goes on to say that Tunku Long, a native rajah, arrived from Rhio, and that Raffles thereupon acknowledged him as Sultan of Johore.

1911 R. J. Wilkinson Papers on Malay Subjects: Malay Hist. v. xi. 34 His son, Tengku Antah, on claiming the throne, was opposed by a Sumatran prince.

1956 Britannica Bk. of Year 283/2 Tengku Abdul Rahman was to head a delegation to London early in 1956.

1956 Britannica Bk. of Year 284/1 On Dec. 28–29, less than a week before he left for the London talks, the Tengku..met Chin Peng, secretary of the Malayan Communist Party.

1961 Listener 23 Nov. 866/2 The Tunku is in this country to discuss with the British Government proposals for a Federation of Malaysia.

1977 P. Theroux Consul's File vi. 48 A boy vaguely related to the Sultan..known locally (but inaccurately) as ‘Tunku’, The Prince.

1977 Times 31 Aug. (Malaysia Suppl.) p. viii/8 When someone is a Tengku or Tunku..his blood is very blue indeed, or very white, as the Malays put it; unless..he comes from Perak where a Raja is usually higher.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tunku
释义	tunkun. /ˈtʊŋkuː/ Forms: Also tengku /ˈtɛŋkuː/. Etymology: Malay. A title of rank in certain states of Western Malaysia; = ‘prince’. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > titles applied to royalty > for a prince > for foreign prince Jam1727 tunku1879 1879 in C. W. Harrison Council Minutes, Perak, 1877–9 (1907) 63 Toh Puan, the chief wife of the former Tengku Mentri. 1897 D. C. Boulger Life Sir Stamford Raffles x. 314 He also goes on to say that Tunku Long, a native rajah, arrived from Rhio, and that Raffles thereupon acknowledged him as Sultan of Johore. 1911 R. J. Wilkinson Papers on Malay Subjects: Malay Hist. v. xi. 34 His son, Tengku Antah, on claiming the throne, was opposed by a Sumatran prince. 1956 Britannica Bk. of Year 283/2 Tengku Abdul Rahman was to head a delegation to London early in 1956. 1956 Britannica Bk. of Year 284/1 On Dec. 28–29, less than a week before he left for the London talks, the Tengku..met Chin Peng, secretary of the Malayan Communist Party. 1961 Listener 23 Nov. 866/2 The Tunku is in this country to discuss with the British Government proposals for a Federation of Malaysia. 1977 P. Theroux Consul's File vi. 48 A boy vaguely related to the Sultan..known locally (but inaccurately) as ‘Tunku’, The Prince. 1977 Times 31 Aug. (Malaysia Suppl.) p. viii/8 When someone is a Tengku or Tunku..his blood is very blue indeed, or very white, as the Malays put it; unless..he comes from Perak where a Raja is usually higher. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1879
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