pertuan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pertuan. By surface analysis, per- +‎ tuan.

Pronunciation

Verb

pêrtuan (active mempertuan, passive dipertuan) (transitive)

  1. to lord over
  2. to consider [someone] as a lord

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of per- +‎ tuan.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /pərˈtuan/ [pərˈt̪u.an]
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /pə(r)ˈtuan/ [pə(r)ˈt̪u.an]
  • Hyphenation: per‧tu‧an

Verb

pertuan (Jawi spelling ڤرتوان, active mempertuan, passive dipertuan) (transitive)

  1. to lord over
  2. to consider [someone] as a lord

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: pertuan (inherited)

Further reading