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datu
datu
See also: dátú
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *datu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /datu/
- Rhymes: -atu, -tu, -u
Noun
datu (Jawi spelling داتو, plural datu-datu)
- king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
Synonyms
Palawan Batak
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.
Noun
datu
- (animism) priest, traditional medicine practitioner