tahana

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tahana, from Sanskrit स्थान (sthā́na).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /taˈhana/ [t̪aˈha.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: ta‧ha‧na

Noun

tahana (plural tahana-tahana)

  1. (archaic, poetic) grandeur, majesty, nobility
    Synonyms: kedudukan, martabat

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्थान (sthā́na).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /taˈhana/ [t̪aˈha.na]
    • Rhymes: -ana
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /taˈhanə/ [t̪aˈha.nə]
    • Rhymes: -anə
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ha‧na

Noun

tahana (Jawi spelling تهان, plural tahana-tahana)

  1. (literary) grandeur, majesty, nobility
    Synonyms: darjat, martabat, taraf

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tahana (inherited)

References

  1. ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (1901) “تهان tahana”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited

Further reading

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