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Javanese
- Carakan: ꦫꦠꦸ
- Roman: ratu (standard), ratoe (dated)
Etymology
From Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.
Noun
ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu)
- monarch; king or queen
- Synonym: ꦤꦠ (nata)
- (chess) king
- queen
See also
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