داتو

Malay

Alternative forms
  • datu
  • datuk
  • datung
  • داتوق‎
  • داتوڠ‎

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *datu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /datu/
  • Rhymes: -atu, -tu, -u

Noun

داتو (Rumi spelling datu‎, plural داتو٢‎)

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

Synonyms
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