Datu

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bima Datu. Doublet of datu. Cognate to Old Malay dātu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdatu/
Hyphenation: Da‧tu

Noun

Datu

(Bima) a title for noblemen of Bima people (indigenous of the Bima island) who are the descendant of ancient monarchs in Bima island.

Derived terms

kedatuan

Compounds

datu banan
datu petinggi
datu rawan

Related terms

kedaton

Further reading

“Datu” 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.

Tagalog

Etymology

See datu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdatu/, [ˈda.tʊ]
Hyphenation: Da‧tu

Noun

Datu (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜓ)

(historical) honorific used before the name of a ruler of the various pre-colonial & modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines: Lord; Chief; Chieftain; daimyo
Datu Puti ― Lord White

See also

(of a man): Panginoon, panginoon, poon; Gat, gat; Konde, konde; Duke, duke; Ladya, ladya; Raha, raha; Rajah, rajah; Lakan, lakan; Hari, hari; Sultan, sultan; Emperador, emperador
(of a woman): Dayang, dayang; Lakambini, lakambini; Kondesa, kondesa; Dukesa, dukesa; Reyna, reyna; Sultana, sultana

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