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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay adipati, from Classical Malay اديڤتي (adipati, “king”), from Javanese adipati (ꦲꦢꦶꦥꦠꦶ, “king, queen; prince”), from Old Javanese adhipati (“ruler; king”), from Sanskrit अधिपति (adhipati, “ruler, king; commander”), compound of अधि (adhi) + पति (pati). Equivalent to adi- + patih.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: adi‧pa‧ti
Noun
adipati (plural adipati-adipati, first-person possessive adipatiku, second-person possessive adipatimu, third-person possessive adipatinya)
- duke:
- the male ruler of a duchy (kadipaten).
- (historical) The official title of the rulers of former states in Kalimantan, such as Banjar, Sambas, and Tanjungpura.
- (historical) The official title of the bupatis in Dutch East Indies period.
Further reading
- “adipati” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
- Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875) “adipati”, in Nieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenbooekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen, H. M. van Dorp
Javanese
Romanization
adipati
- Romanization of ꦲꦢꦶꦥꦠꦶ
Latin
Noun
adipātī
- genitive singular of adipātum