ᬭᬢᬸ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese ratu (“king”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of ᬤᬢᬸ (datu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.tu/
• Rhymes: -tu
• Hyphenation: ra‧tu

Noun

ᬭᬢᬸ (ratu)

1. king

Further reading

• “ratu” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].