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datu

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See also: dátú and Datu

Balinese

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Romanization

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datu

  1. Romanization of ᬤᬢᬸ

Basque

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Etymology

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From Spanish dato.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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datu inan

  1. data

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • datu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • datu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (lineage priest). Uncertain. Related to Malay datuk, and Fijian ratu. The sense of being wealthy stemmed from the datus being prosperous members of pre-Hispanic societies.

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Noun

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datu

  1. (chiefly historical) a datu
  2. a wealthy person

Adjective

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datu

  1. wealthy

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:datu.

Esperanto

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Verb

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datu

  1. imperative of dati

Higaonon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (lineage priest).

Noun

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datu

  1. king

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay datu, from Old Malay dātu (king), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (lineage priest). Doublet of datuk and ratu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdatu/
  • Hyphenation: da‧tu

Noun

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datu (plural datu-datu)

  1. (literary) monarch
    Synonyms: raja (king), ratu (queen)
  2. (Minangkabau) shaman, medicine man
    Synonym: dukun
  3. sacred person; passed away person
  4. (Bima) Datu

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Further reading

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Latin

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Noun

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datū

  1. ablative singular of datus

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate to Javanese ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu).

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (dātu, king)

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datu (Jawi spelling داتو, plural datu-datu, informal 1st possessive datuku, 2nd possessive datumu, 3rd possessive datunya)

  1. king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
    Synonym: raja

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: datu

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Palawan Batak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Noun

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datu

  1. (religion) priest, traditional medicine practitioner

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Compare with Fijian ratu, Javanese ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu), and Malay datu. Doublet of dato.

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Noun

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datu (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜓ) (historical, politics)

  1. datu (title denoting a ruler of various pre-colonial and modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines)

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • datu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018