ratu
English edit
Noun edit
ratu (plural ratus)
- A Fijian chief.
- 2006, Thomas Reuter, Sharing the Earth, Dividing the Land, page 257:
- For the purposes of this discussion, however, it is sufficient to know that all land is traditionally vested in the ratu, and there are no higher order structures of customary landownership.
Anagrams edit
Asturian edit
Noun edit
ratu m (plural ratos)
- mouse
- while; short time
- reflection
Balinese edit
Romanization edit
ratu
- Romanization of ᬭᬢᬸ
Fijian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central Pacific *ratu, from Proto-Oceanic *ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate with Toba Batak datu, Malay datuk, Javanese ratu.
Noun edit
ratu
- a monarch or honorific title used by Fijians of chiefly rank for males
Coordinate terms edit
- adi (for females)
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
- ratoe (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
Etymology edit
From Malay ratu, from Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of datu and datuk.
- Semantic loan from Javanese ratu (ꦫꦠꦸ).
- For sense of the most powerful piece in chess, semantic loan from Dutch koningin.
- For sense of powerful or forceful female, semantic loan from English queen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ratu (plural para ratu, ratu-ratu, first-person possessive ratuku, second-person possessive ratumu, third-person possessive ratunya)
- (archaic) monarch.
- Synonym: raja
- queen:
- queen regnant: female monarch
- Synonym: rani
- queen consort: wife of a king
- Synonyms: permaisuri, rani
- powerful or forceful female person
- (chess) the most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
- queen regnant: female monarch
Derived terms edit
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See also edit
Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text) | |||||
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raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |
Further reading edit
- “ratu” 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.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
ratu
- Romanization of ꦫꦠꦸ
Kabuverdianu edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese rato.
Noun edit
ratu
Latin edit
Verb edit
ratū
Latvian edit
Noun edit
ratu m
- inflection of rats:
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate to Fijian ratu and Javanese ratu. Doublet of datuk, datu, and datung.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ratu (Jawi spelling راتو, plural ratu-ratu, informal 1st possessive ratuku, 2nd possessive ratumu, 3rd possessive ratunya)
- A queen:
- A queen regnant.
- Synonym: permaisuri
- A queen consort.
- Synonym: permaisuri
- (figurative) A title for a female winner in beauty-based contests and others.
- ratu fesyen ― queen of fashion
- (sports) The queen piece in chess.
- Synonyms: bendahara, menteri, permaisuri
- A queen regnant.
- (obsolete) A king.
Affixations edit
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: ratu
See also edit
Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text) | |||||
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raja, syah راج, شاه |
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو |
benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير |
gajah ݢاجه |
kuda کودا |
bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون |
Further reading edit
- “ratu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of ḍatu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ratu
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- "ratu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Serbo-Croatian edit
Noun edit
ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)
Noun edit
ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)
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