tuan tanah

Malay

Etymology

Compound of tuan (“master”) +‎ tanah (“ground”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌtuan ˈtanah/ [ˌt̪wan̪ ˈt̪a.nah]
• Hyphenation: tuan ta‧nah

Noun

tuan tanah (plural tuan-tuan tanah or tuan² tanah)

1. landlord (a person who collects rent money from residents)

Further reading

• "tuan tanah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "tuan tanah" at PRPM first version)