Tuan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tuan is a noun meaning A brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa), endemic to Australia.
Meaning
A brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa), endemic to Australia.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, South Asia) Lord; master.
Example Sentences
"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.
Word Forms
- tuans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fang, fu, lin, sheng, mu, tammar.
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