keraton

Esperanto

Noun

keraton

1. accusative of kerato

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay keraton, from Classical Malay keraton, from Javanese kraton (ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (“kingship; palace”), “royal palace, kingdom”), karaton (ꦏꦫꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀, “royal palace, court”), from Old Javanese karatun (“kingship, royal dignity”). Reconstructed as ratu +‎ ke- -an. Doublet of kedatuan and kedaton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈratɔn/
• Hyphenation: ke‧ra‧ton

Noun

kêraton (plural keraton-keraton, first-person possessive keratonku, second-person possessive keratonmu, third-person possessive keratonnya)

1. palace.

   Synonym: istana

2. kingdom.

   Synonym: kerajaan

Related terms

• kedaton
• ratu

 

Further reading

• “keraton” 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.