Example sentences from the Web for tuan

The master sends his compliments— Tuan kirim tabek baniak-baniak.
A Manual of the Malay language|William Edward Maxwell
The natives used to flock into the house every evening to see the Tuan Padre besar (the great priest), and all the new-comers.
Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak|Harriette McDougall
Tuan Abdulla must have fresh boatmen, and many, to shorten the dark and fatiguing road.
An Outcast of the Islands|Joseph Conrad
Tuan is pretty powerful, has the backing of the military, and is said to be desirous of becoming president.
Peking Dust|Ellen N. La Motte

He called him Tuan Jim, and the tone of his references was made remarkable by a strange mixture of familiarity and awe.
Lord Jim|Joseph Conrad

tuan

/ (ˈtuːɑːn) /

noun

(in Malay-speaking countries) sir; lord: a form of address used as a mark of respect

Word Origin for tuan

Malay

Words nearby tuan

T tubule, TTY, TTYL, Tu, Tuamotu Archipelago, tuan, Tuareg, tuart, tuatara, Tuatha Dé Danann, tuatua

British Dictionary definitions for tuan (2 of 2)

tuan²

/ (ˈtuːən, ˈtjuː-) /

noun

a flying phalanger, Phascogale tapoatafa, of Australia. It is about the size of a rat, bluish grey in colour, brush-tailed, arboreal, and nocturnalAlso called: wambenger, brush-tailed phascogale, phascogale

Word Origin for tuan

C19: from a native Australian language

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tuan
释义	Example sentences from the Web for tuan The master sends his compliments— Tuan kirim tabek baniak-baniak. A Manual of the Malay language\|William Edward Maxwell The natives used to flock into the house every evening to see the Tuan Padre besar (the great priest), and all the new-comers. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak\|Harriette McDougall Tuan Abdulla must have fresh boatmen, and many, to shorten the dark and fatiguing road. An Outcast of the Islands\|Joseph Conrad Tuan is pretty powerful, has the backing of the military, and is said to be desirous of becoming president. Peking Dust\|Ellen N. La Motte He called him Tuan Jim, and the tone of his references was made remarkable by a strange mixture of familiarity and awe. Lord Jim\|Joseph Conrad tuan ¹ / (ˈtuːɑːn) / noun (in Malay-speaking countries) sir; lord: a form of address used as a mark of respect Word Origin for tuan Malay Words nearby tuan T tubule, TTY, TTYL, Tu, Tuamotu Archipelago, tuan, Tuareg, tuart, tuatara, Tuatha Dé Danann, tuatua British Dictionary definitions for tuan (2 of 2) tuan² / (ˈtuːən, ˈtjuː-) / noun a flying phalanger, Phascogale tapoatafa, of Australia. It is about the size of a rat, bluish grey in colour, brush-tailed, arboreal, and nocturnalAlso called: wambenger, brush-tailed phascogale, phascogale Word Origin for tuan C19: from a native Australian language Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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