ḍatu

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of ratu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /da.tu/
  • Rhymes: -tu
  • Homophone: dhātu
  • Hyphenation: ḍa‧tu

Noun

ḍatu

  1. king

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦝꦠꦸ (dhatu)

Further reading
  • "ḍatu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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