datu

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See also: dátú and Datu

Balinese

Romanization

datu

  1. Romanization of ᬤᬢᬸ

Basque

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Etymology

From Spanish dato.

Pronunciation

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Noun

datu inan

  1. data

Declension

Declension of datu (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive datu datua datuak
ergative datuk datuak datuek
dative daturi datuari datuei
genitive daturen datuaren datuen
comitative daturekin datuarekin datuekin
causative daturengatik datuarengatik datuengatik
benefactive daturentzat datuarentzat datuentzat
instrumental datuz datuaz datuez
inessive datutan datuan datuetan
locative datutako datuko datuetako
allative datutara datura datuetara
terminative datutaraino daturaino datuetaraino
directive datutarantz daturantz datuetarantz
destinative datutarako daturako datuetarako
ablative datutatik datutik datuetatik
partitive daturik — —
prolative datutzat — —

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “datu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “datu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”). Uncertain. Related to Malay datuk, and Fijian ratu. The sense of being wealthy stemmed from the datus being prosperous members of pre-Hispanic societies.

Pronunciation

Noun

datu

  1. (chiefly historical) a datu
  2. a wealthy person

Adjective

datu

  1. wealthy

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:datu.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Verb

datu

  1. imperative of dati

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”).

Noun

datu

  1. king

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay datu, from Old Malay dātu (“king”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”). Doublet of datuk and ratu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdatu/
  • Hyphenation: da‧tu

Noun

datu (plural datu-datu, first-person possessive datuku, second-person possessive datumu, third-person possessive datunya)

  1. (literary) monarch
    Synonyms: raja (“king”), ratu (“queen”)
  2. (Minangkabau) shaman, medicine man
    Synonym: dukun
  3. sacred person; passed away person
  4. (Bima) Datu

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Noun

datū

  1. ablative singular of datus

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate to Javanese ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu).

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay (dātu, “king”)

Pronunciation

Noun

datu (Jawi spelling داتو, plural datu-datu, informal 1st possessive datuku, 2nd possessive datumu, 3rd possessive datunya)

  1. king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)
    Synonym: raja

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: datu

Further reading

Palawan Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Noun

datu

  1. (religion) priest, traditional medicine practitioner

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Compare with Fijian ratu, Javanese ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu), and Malay datu. Doublet of dato.

Pronunciation

Noun

datu (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜓ) (historical, politics)

  1. datu (title denoting a ruler of various pre-colonial and modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “datu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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