kedatuan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Affixed datu + ke- -an, from Malay kedatuan, from Old Malay kadatuan (“royal residence”). Doublet of kedaton and keraton.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kêdatuan (plural kedatuan-kedatuan, first-person possessive kedatuanku, second-person possessive kedatuanmu, third-person possessive kedatuannya)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kedatuan” 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.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Affixed datu + ke- -an. Doublet of kedaton and keraton.
First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (kadatuan).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kêdatuan (plural kedatuan-kedatuan, informal 1st possessive kedatuanku, 2nd possessive kedatuanmu, 3rd possessive kedatuannya)
Further reading edit
- “kedatuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Minangkabau edit
Noun edit
kedatuan
- a kind of dance.