pertuan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pertuan. Equivalent to per- +‎ tuan.

Pronunciation

Verb

pêrtuan (active mempertuan, passive dipertuan)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From per- +‎ tuan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pərˈtuan/ [pərˈt̪u.an]
  • Hyphenation: per‧tu‧an

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: pertuan (inherited)

Further reading