Tuhan

See also: tuhan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited 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

Derived terms

• berketuhanan
• bertuhan
• bertuhankan
• dipertuhan
• dipertuhankan
• kebertuhanan
• ketuhanan
• mempertuhan
• mempertuhankan
• menuhankan
• penuhanan

• Tuhan memberkati
• Tuhan Yesus

Further reading

• “Tuhan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Reverential capitalisation of tuhan (“a god”), from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan. Doublet of tuan.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈtuhan/ [ˈt̪u.han]
• Rhymes: -han, -an
• Hyphenation: Tu‧han

Proper noun

Tuhan (Jawi spelling توهن)

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

Synonyms

• Dewata Mulia Raya

Descendants

• > Indonesian: Tuhan (inherited)
• → Maranao: Tohan
• → Tausug: Tuhan

See also

• Allah / الله
• tuhan

Further reading

• "Tuhan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017