datu

See also: dátú and Datu

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ceb‧da‧tu

Noun

datu

  1. (chiefly historical) a datu

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:datu.

Derived terms

Esperanto

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdatu/

Verb

datu

  1. imperative of dati

Indonesian

Noun

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

  1. shaman, medicine man

Latin

Noun

datū

  1. ablative singular of datus

Malay

Alternative forms

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. Compare with Javanese ratu.

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

Noun

datu (Jawi spelling داتو, plural datu-datu)

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

Synonyms

Palawan Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Noun

datu (transliteration needed)

  1. (animism) priest, traditional medicine practitioner
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