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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Bima Datu. Doublet of datu. Cognate to Old Malay dātu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdatu/
- Hyphenation: Da‧tu
Noun
Datu
- (Bima) a title for noblemen of Bima people (indigenous of the Bima island) who are the descendant of ancient monarchs in Bima island.
Derived terms
Compounds
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
See datu.
Pronunciation
Noun
Datu (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜓ)
- (historical) honorific used before the name of a ruler of the various pre-colonial & modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines: Lord; Chief; Chieftain; daimyo
- Datu Puti ― Lord White
See also
- (of a man): Panginoon, panginoon, poon; Gat, gat; Konde, konde; Duke, duke; Ladya, ladya; Raha, raha; Rajah, rajah; Lakan, lakan; Hari, hari; Sultan, sultan; Emperador, emperador
- (of a woman): Dayang, dayang; Lakambini, lakambini; Kondesa, kondesa; Dukesa, dukesa; Reyna, reyna; Sultana, sultana