tanah raya
Malay
Etymology
Compound of tanah (“land”) + raya (“great”).
Noun
tanah raya (plural tanah-tanah raya)
- (geography, rare) continent (each of the main land-masses on the earth's surface)
- Synonym: benua
- Tanah raya Eropah ― The European continent
Further reading
- “tanah raya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.