kadatwan
Old Sundanese
editEtymology
editAffixed datu + ka- -an, from Old Javanese kaḍatwan, from Old Malay kadatuan (“royal residence”). Cognate with Indonesian kedatuan, Javanese kedaton and keraton.
Noun
editkadatwan
- the place where the king resides; royal palace
- kadatwan sura wisesa
- Surawisesa palace
- kadatwan sura wisesa
- a city that acts as a political center; capital