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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]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
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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.
- (archaic) A king.
Affixations[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: ratu
See also[edit]
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| raja, syah راج, شاه |
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو |
tir, benteng تير, بينتيڠ |
gajah ݢاجه |
kuda کودا |
bidak, piadak, pion بيدق, ڤيادق, 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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