Lexicographical Neighbors of Tuans
Literary usage of Tuans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Home-life of Borneo Head-hunters: Its Festivals and Folk-lore by William Henry Furness (1902)
"At last he broke silence, and, having in mind the dangerous rapids in the river,
his first question was, ' Can the tuans [gentlemen] swim ? ..."
2. Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: Adapted to the by John Walker (1874)
"To tuans-FEH/, I'. «. To carry or pass from one place or person to ....
Tu tuans-**ASS , va and n. To pom i rather which implies or requires the union of ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1907)
"Why now even the Tuan Governor drives about with one pony, but when the soldier
tuans were here they drove a large cart with six ponies. ..."
4. The Panglima Muda: A Romance of Malaya by Rounsevelle Wildman (1894)
"A friend hide boat up river for tuans. When Panglima come back and ask tuans
dinner, kill him and run. Boat ready." Beach had won his guard's confidence as ..."
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