 Jor, que encontrón: muitos, e tomando-lhes os necodás, que 1 Nakhoda. A Persian term adopted by the Malays, denoting a person who is at the same time navigator and owner of a trading vessel, a condition of much respectability amongst these commercial...  Memoirs of a Malayan Family - Page 4by Nakhodā Mūda - 1830 - 88 pagesFull view - About this book
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...meaning "a skipper, or master of a native vesseL" The term, which was adopted by the Malays, denotes a person who is at the same time navigator and owner...trading vessel, a condition of much respectability among them. 6. tacl: A weight and money of account in the Far East, representing a varying weight of... | |
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