hutan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• utan

Etymology

From Malay hutan, from Proto-Malayic *hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hu.tan/

Noun

hutan (plural, first-person possessive hutanku, second-person possessive hutanmu, third-person possessive hutannya)

1. forest (dense collection of trees)

   Synonyms: alas, rimba, wana

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Malay

Alternative forms

• utan
• اوتن‎

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hutan/
• Rhymes: -utan, -tan, -an
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

hutan (Jawi spelling هوتن‎, plural hutan-hutan, informal 1st possessive hutanku, impolite 2nd possessive hutanmu, 3rd possessive hutannya)

1. forest (dense collection of trees)

Synonyms

• rimba

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kehutanan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• penghutanan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• menghutan [agent focus] (meN-)
• menghutankan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dihutankan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• perhutanan (“forestry”)
• hutan lipur (“recreational forest”)
• hutan hujan (“rainforest”)
• hutan dara (“virgin forest”)
• hutan belantara (“wilderness”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: hutan