megat
Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit मागध (māgadha, “male of mixed caste, with Kṣatriya-mother and a Vaiśya-father”).
Noun
editmegat (Jawi spelling مݢت, plural megat-megat, informal 1st possessive megatku, 2nd possessive megatmu, 3rd possessive megatnya)
- title given to noble people, of royal descent on the mother's side but unable from the inferior position of their fathers to take the higher title of Raja or Tengku.
Further reading
edit- “megat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.