This is the 109th most frequent Malay word.
tanah
"Tanah" means "land" or "soil" in English.
The word 'tanah' here refers to the soil or earth used for planting crops.
Ayah bekerja keras di tanah untuk menanam sayur.
Father works hard on the land to plant vegetables.
In this context, 'tanah' signifies an area or plot of land suitable for construction or development.
Kawasan itu mempunyai banyak tanah yang luas untuk dibangunkan.
That area has plenty of wide land to be developed.
Here, 'tanah air' is a figurative expression meaning 'homeland' or 'the land of one's origin, representing a nation or country.