patih

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpa.tɪh]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tih

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit पति (pati, husband; lord, master; master, owner, possessor, lord, ruler, sovereign).

Noun

patih (first-person possessive patihku, second-person possessive patihmu, third-person possessive patihnya)

  1. (obsolete) mister.
    Synonym: tuan
  2. co-ruler or vice-regent (of an old Javanese monarch)
  3. (akin to) prime-minister
    Synonyms: wazir, bendahara, mangkubumi
Derived terms
  • kepatihan
  • mahapatih

See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
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raja menteri, patih, ratu, ster benteng gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur kuda bidak, pion, prajurit

Etymology 2

Related to Indonesian patuh.

Adjective

patih

  1. obedient
    Synonym: patuh
Derived terms
  • kepatihan
  • pematih

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

patih

  1. Romanization of ꦥꦠꦶꦃ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably related to Old Javanese patih and pati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.tɪh/
  • Rhymes: -tɪh
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tih

Noun

patih

  1. chief
  2. high official in the kraton

Derived terms

  • amatih
  • apapatihan
  • apapatĕhan
  • kapatihan
  • matih
  • pamatih
  • papatihan
  • pinatih
  • pinatihakĕn
  • pinatĕh
  • ken pinatih
  • ni pinatih
  • rakryan pinatih

Further reading

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