ḍatu

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of ratu.

Pronunciation

Noun

ḍatu

  1. king

Derived terms

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.