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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Javanese ḍatu, ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (lineage priest).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɖa.tu/
  • Rhymes: -tu
  • Hyphenation: dha‧tu

Noun edit

ꦝꦠꦸ (dhatu)

  1. (literary) king

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “dhatu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN