Malay

Noun

Tuan

1. Sir, mister

Indonesian

Noun

tuan

1. mister (title of adult male)

Malay

Alternative forms

• توان

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuan/
• Rhymes: -uan, -wan, -an

Noun

tuan ‎(Jawi spelling توان)

1. mister (title of adult male)

Descendants

Synonyms

• encik / انچيق

Mandarin

Romanization

tuan

1. Nonstandard spelling of tuān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of tuán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of tuǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of tuàn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.