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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed datu + ke- -an, from Malay kedatuan, from Old Malay kadatuan (“royal residence”). Doublet of kedaton and keraton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kədaˈtuan/
- Hyphenation: kê‧da‧tu‧an
Noun
kêdatuan (plural kedatuan-kedatuan, first-person possessive kedatuanku, second-person possessive kedatuanmu, third-person possessive kedatuannya)
- (archaic) synonym of kerajaan
- (dance) name of a kind of dance
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Malay
Etymology
Affixed datu + ke- -an. Doublet of kedaton and keraton.
First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay (kadatuan).
Pronunciation
Noun
kêdatuan (plural kedatuan-kedatuan, informal 1st possessive kedatuanku, 2nd possessive kedatuanmu, 3rd possessive kedatuannya)
- (archaic) a kingdom.
- (Minangkabau Malay) a kind of dance.
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