kedatuan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed datu +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kedatuan, from Old Malay kadatuan (“royal residence”). Doublet of kedaton and keraton.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kədaˈtuan/ [kə.daˈt̪u.an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ke‧da‧tu‧an

Noun

kedatuan (plural kêdatuan)

1. (archaic) synonym of kerajaan
2. (dance) name of a kind of dance

Related terms

• datu
• datuk
• kedaton
• keraton

Further reading

• “kedatuan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Affixed datu +‎ ke- -an. Doublet of kedaton and keraton.

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kədaˈtuan/ [kə.daˈt̪u.an]
• Rhymes: -atuan, -tuan, -uan, -an
• Hyphenation: ke‧da‧tu‧an

Noun

kêdatuan (plural kedatuan-kedatuan)

1. (archaic) a kingdom

   Synonym: kerajaan

Further reading

• “kedatuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Minangkabau

Noun

kedatuan

1. a kind of dance.