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

• aṅratu-ṇḍatu
• kaḍatwan
• ḍatu-ḍatu

 

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.