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tuan.

master, lord

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtuan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪u.an]Standard-Indonesian

  1. master, lord someone who has control over something or someone

  2. master, lord someone who employs others

  3. mister (title of adult male)

Where this word comes from

From Malay tuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (“deity”). Doublet of tuhan.

pron/ˈtuan/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪u.an]Standard-Indonesian

  1. second person personal pronoun

    formal · personal · pronoun · second-person
Where this word comes from

From Malay tuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan (“deity”). Doublet of tuhan.

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