keraton
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Esperanto
Noun
keraton
- accusative of kerato
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay keraton, from Classical Malay keraton, from Javanese kraton (ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (“kingship; palace”), “royal palace, kingdom”), karaton (ꦏꦫꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀, “royal palace, court”), from Old Javanese karatun (“kingship, royal dignity”). Reconstructed as ratu + ke- -an. Doublet of kedatuan and kedaton.
Pronunciation
Noun
kêraton (plural)
Related terms
Further reading
- “keraton” 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.