Tuhan

See also: tuhan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay Tuhan, from tuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan. Doublet of tuan and tuhan.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

Tuhan

God (single god of monotheism)
(Islam) Allah
(Christianity) YHWH, the Tetragrammaton
(Christianity) Lord

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 *tuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan. Doublet of tuan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tuhan/
Rhymes: -han, -an

Proper noun

Tuhan (Jawi spelling توهن)

God (single god of any monotheistic religion)
(Islam) Allah

See also

Allah / الله
tuhan

Further reading

“Tuhan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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