OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from de Clercq (1876a): Moluccan Malay

mënèr

•  said to Europeans instead of toewan, although the latter is considered more polite in Ambon.tegen Europeanen in plaats van toewan, ofschoon dit laatste te Ambon beleefder wordt geacht.

Origin: Dutch mijnheer