Jutaan

Jutaan is a term used in Indonesian and Malay to denote a large, approximate quantity on the order of several millions. It originates from juta, meaning “million,” with the suffix -an to form a collective noun that conveys a plural magnitude rather than a precise count. The form is common in spoken and written language, particularly in media, economics, and demographic contexts.

As a measure, jutaan is used without specifying an exact figure, much like “millions” in English. For example, pendapatan jutaan rupiah describes income in the millions of rupiah, and penduduk jutaan orang refers to millions of people. In formal statistics, exact figures are given (dua juta, tiga juta, etc.), while jutaan serves as a qualitative descriptor of scale in approximate statements.

In Malay-speaking areas, the usage is parallel, and the term is understood across the Malay-speaking region, including Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia. The word is part of a broader family including ribuan (thousands) and ratusan (hundreds), which use the -an suffix to denote approximate multiplicities.

Jutaan is not a fixed numeric value; the boundary between several and many depends on context. When precision is required, specific numbers are preferred.