ꦫꦠꦸ

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Javanese

Alternative forms

  • Carakan: ꦫꦠꦸ
  • Roman: ratu (standard), ratoe (dated)

Etymology

From Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Noun

ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu)

  1. monarch; king or queen
    Synonym: ꦤꦠ (nata)
  2. (chess) king
  3. queen

See also

Chess pieces in Javanese · wong-wongan catur (see also: catur, sekak) (layout · text)
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ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu) ꦥꦠꦶꦃ (patih) ꦧꦺꦠꦺꦁ (bètèng) ꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ (mantri) ꦗꦫꦤ꧀ (jaran) ꦧꦶꦝꦒ꧀ (bidhag)

References

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “ratu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN