tuan en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
Borrowed from Wathaurong duwan.
Meanings
- A brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa), endemic to Australia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tuans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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tuan en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan Malay tuanbor. English tuan Borrowed from Malay tuan.
Meanings
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(South-Asia, obsolete) Lord; master.
"It gives you the Tuan touch. You learn to clap your hands to summon your coloured servants, instead of yelling...to drink stengahs, instead of plain whisky, to speak of lunch as tiffin...God help us!" He chuckled deeply.
1975, Xavier Herbert, Poor Fellow My Country, Sydney: Collins Publishers, published 1988, page 129:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tuans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |