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Tuas

Tuas proper noun: a planning area in the West Region, Singapore.

Proper noun

Tuas

  1. A planning area in the West Region, Singapore.

Tuas meaning in Tamil and Malay

Tuas in Tamil

planning area in Singapore
துவாஸ் tuvās

Tuas in Malay

planning area in Singapore
Tuas

Origin of Tuas

Derived from Malay Tuas, from tuas (literally “lever; to raise by leverage, to haul up”), a type of fishing method traditionally used by coastal Malay fishermen where they used coconut fronds and branches to create shade that attracted fish. The net, suspended beneath the fronds, was hauled up to catch the fish.

Questions about Tuas

What does Tuas mean?
Tuas means a planning area in the West Region, Singapore.
What is Tuas in Tamil?
Tuas in Tamil is துவாஸ் (tuvās). See Tuas meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Tuas?
Tuas is a proper noun.

Words near Tuas in the dictionary

  1. Tuareg Sloughi
  2. Tuaregs
  3. Tuarick
  4. tuart
  5. tuarts
  6. Tuas
  7. Tuason
  8. Tuasons
  9. Tuatapere
  10. tuatara
  11. tuataras

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