Tuhan
See also: tuhan
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay Tuhan, from tuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan. Doublet of tuan and tuhan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtuhan/ [ˈt̪u.han]
- Syllabification: Tu‧han
Proper noun
Tuhan
- God (single god of monotheism)
- (Islam) Allah
- (Christianity) YHWH, the Tetragrammaton
- (Christianity) Lord
Derived terms
- Tuhan memberkati
- Tuhan Yesus
Further reading
- “Tuhan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Reverential capitalisation of tuhan (“a god”), from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan. Doublet of tuan.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈtuhan/ [ˈt̪u.han]
- Rhymes: -han, -an
- Hyphenation: Tu‧han
Proper noun
Tuhan (Jawi spelling توهن)
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- "Tuhan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017