tuan

¹

/ ˈtuːɑːn /

noun

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

tuan

²

/ ˈtuːən, ˈtjuː- /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuan¹

Malay

Origin of tuan²

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

“This happens way too often, this doesn’t have to happen,” said Tuan Ngo, an organizer with a public safety advocacy group called Asians Unite.

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While in recent years major coffee roasters have been able to absorb price hikes to keep customers happy and maintain market share, it looks like that's about to change, according to Vinh Nguyen, the chief executive of Vinh Nguyen Tuan Loc Commodities.

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Prosecutors had charged Marquise Cooper, 34, with murder in January in the slaying of Officer Tuan Le, 36.

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Meantime, a Vietnamese noodle vendor named Bui Tuan Lam, who followed the video with a parody of Salt Bae, was arrested on charges of spreading anti-state propaganda and sentenced to five years in prison.

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The shooter, Victor Tuan Nguyen, was convicted of murder.

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