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datu

datu

See also: dátú

Esperanto

Verb

datu

  1. imperative of dati

Faliscan

Etymology

Cognate with Latin dātum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaː.tu/

Noun

dātu n

  1. gift

Indonesian

Noun

datu

  1. shaman, medicine man

Latin

Noun

datū

  1. ablative singular of datus

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)

  1. 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

  1. (animism) priest, traditional medicine practitioner