dipertuan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• dipertoean (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Malay dipertuan, from Classical Malay dipertuan. Equivalent to diper- +‎ tuan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ipərtuan]

Noun

dipertuan (first-person possessive dipertuanku, second-person possessive dipertuanmu, third-person possessive dipertuannya)

1. ruler

   Synonym: penguasa

2. owner

   Synonym: pemilik

3. noble

Further reading

• “dipertuan” 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.