Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpa.tɪh]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tih

Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Sanskrit पति (pati, husband; lord, master; master, owner, possessor, lord, ruler, sovereign).

Noun

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patih (first-person possessive patihku, second-person possessive patihmu, third-person possessive patihnya)

  1. (obsolete) mister.
    Synonym: tuan
  2. co-ruler or vice-regent (of an old Javanese monarch)
  3. (akin to) prime-minister
    Synonyms: wazir, bendahara, mangkubumi
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See also

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Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
           
raja menteri, patih, ratu, ster benteng gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur kuda bidak, pion, prajurit

Etymology 2

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Related to Indonesian patuh.

Adjective

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patih

  1. obedient
    Synonym: patuh
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Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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patih

  1. Romanization of ꦥꦠꦶꦃ

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Unknown, probably related to Old Javanese patih and pati.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.tɪh/
  • Rhymes: -tɪh
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tih

Noun

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patih

  1. chief
  2. high official in the kraton

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Further reading

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  • "patih" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.