tanah raya

Malay

Etymology

Compound of tanah (“land”) +‎ raya (“great”).

Noun

tanah raya (plural tanah-tanah raya, informal 1st possessive tanah rayaku, 2nd possessive tanah rayamu, 3rd possessive tanah rayanya)

1. (geography, rare) continent (each of the main land-masses on the earth's surface)

   Synonym: benua

   Tanah raya Eropah ― The European continent

Further reading

• “tanah raya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.