tuann.¹

/tuːˈɑːn/

Forms: Also Tuan.

Etymology: Malay.

A master, a lord, formerly esp. a European as spoken to or of by Malays; frequently used as a title of respect or form of address, = ‘sir’, ‘mister’.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > in languages other than English

Messer1566

signory1585

signor1592

signore1594

mynheer1605

signorship1633

tuan1779

Bwana1860

meneer1899

oga1917

Thakin1920

sayyid1964

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea i. ii. 27 I found Tuan Hadjee in high spirits.

1864 J. T. Thomson Some Glimpses Life Far East xxi. 106 ‘Why,’ said he, ‘tuan, these two rows belong to the East India Company's chief official.’

1885 E. Innes Chersonese I. ii. 21 Before the Tuan's (master's) marriage, all his mending is cheerfully done for him by his ‘boy’.

1900 J. Conrad Lord Jim i. 3 They called him Tuan Jim: as one might say—Lord Jim.

1937 G. Frankau More of Us xvi. 166 There is nothing frets your gent, your sahib, your tuan,..like having some old donah near his new one.

1958 J. Slimming Temiar Jungle ii. 25 ‘Greetings, Tuan!’ His voice is quiet and gentle.

1978 L. Heren Growing up on The Times iv. 136 British conscript soldiers were expected to keep the enemy at bay in Malaya while the tuans made their piles.

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

tuann.²

Forms: Also touan.

Etymology: < an Australian Aboriginal language.

Name in Australia for the Flying Squirrel or Flying Phalanger (genus Belideus).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Sciuridae (squirrel) > genus Pteromys (flying squirrel)

assapan1612

flying squirrel1624

taguan1792

tuan1846

1846 G. H. Haydon Five Years Austral. Felix iii. 57 The flying squirrel, or tuan, is much sought after for its fine fur.

1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn xxxi The Touan, the little grey flying squirrel, only begins to fly about at night.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tuan
释义	tuann.¹ /tuːˈɑːn/ Forms: Also Tuan. Etymology: Malay. A master, a lord, formerly esp. a European as spoken to or of by Malays; frequently used as a title of respect or form of address, = ‘sir’, ‘mister’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > in languages other than English Messer1566 signory1585 signor1592 signore1594 mynheer1605 signorship1633 tuan1779 Bwana1860 meneer1899 oga1917 Thakin1920 sayyid1964 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea i. ii. 27 I found Tuan Hadjee in high spirits. 1864 J. T. Thomson Some Glimpses Life Far East xxi. 106 ‘Why,’ said he, ‘tuan, these two rows belong to the East India Company's chief official.’ 1885 E. Innes Chersonese I. ii. 21 Before the Tuan's (master's) marriage, all his mending is cheerfully done for him by his ‘boy’. 1900 J. Conrad Lord Jim i. 3 They called him Tuan Jim: as one might say—Lord Jim. 1937 G. Frankau More of Us xvi. 166 There is nothing frets your gent, your sahib, your tuan,..like having some old donah near his new one. 1958 J. Slimming Temiar Jungle ii. 25 ‘Greetings, Tuan!’ His voice is quiet and gentle. 1978 L. Heren Growing up on The Times iv. 136 British conscript soldiers were expected to keep the enemy at bay in Malaya while the tuans made their piles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). tuann.² Forms: Also touan. Etymology: < an Australian Aboriginal language. Name in Australia for the Flying Squirrel or Flying Phalanger (genus Belideus). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Sciuridae (squirrel) > genus Pteromys (flying squirrel) assapan1612 flying squirrel1624 taguan1792 tuan1846 1846 G. H. Haydon Five Years Austral. Felix iii. 57 The flying squirrel, or tuan, is much sought after for its fine fur. 1859 H. Kingsley Recoll. G. Hamlyn xxxi The Touan, the little grey flying squirrel, only begins to fly about at night. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹1779n.²1846
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