ketuanan

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of tuan (“master, lord”) +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kəˈtwanan/ [kəˈt̪wa.nan]
  • Rhymes: -anan, -nan, -an
  • Hyphenation: ke‧tu‧a‧nan

Noun

ketuanan (Jawi spelling کتوانن, plural ketuanan-ketuanan or ketuanan2)

  1. overlordship
  2. dominance
  3. supremacy; preeminence
    Synonym: supremasi (Indonesia)
    Ketuanan kulit putih ― White supremacy

Derived terms

Compounds
  • Ketuanan Melayu

Further reading

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