Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Affixed datu +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kedatuan, from Old Malay kadatuan (royal residence). Doublet of kedaton and keraton.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kədaˈtuan/
  • Hyphenation: kê‧da‧tu‧an

Noun edit

kêdatuan (plural kedatuan-kedatuan, first-person possessive kedatuanku, second-person possessive kedatuanmu, third-person possessive kedatuannya)

  1. (archaic) synonym of kerajaan
  2. (dance) name of a kind of dance

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Further reading edit

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)

  1. (archaic) a kingdom.

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Minangkabau edit

Noun edit

kedatuan

  1. a kind of dance.