Tuhan
See also: tuhan
Indonesian
Etymology
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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Reverential capitalization of tuhan (“a god”), from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan. Doublet of tuan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuhan/
- Rhymes: -han, -an
Proper noun
Tuhan (Jawi spelling توهن)
See also
Further reading
- “Tuhan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.