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

1. God (single god of monotheism)
2. (Islam) Allah
3. (Christianity) YHWH, the Tetragrammaton
4. (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 *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan. Doublet of tuan.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Tuhan (Jawi spelling توهن)

1. God (single god of any monotheistic religion)
2. (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.