Indonesian

Noun

hutan

1. forest (dense collection of trees)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hutan, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan (compare Maori uta), from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.

Alternative forms

• utan
• هوتن
• اوتن

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hutan ‎(Jawi spelling هوتن)

1. forest (dense collection of trees)