Datu

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bima Datu. Doublet of datu. Cognate to Old Malay dātu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdatu/ [ˈda.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu
• Syllabification: Da‧tu

Noun

Datu

1. (Bima) a title for noblemen of Bima people (indigenous of the Bima island) who are the descendant of ancient monarchs in Bima island

Derived terms

• kedatuan

Compounds

• datu banan
• datu petinggi
• datu rawan

Related terms

• kedaton

Further reading

• “Datu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Tagalog

Etymology

See datu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdatu/ [ˈd̪aː.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -atu
• Syllabification: Da‧tu

Noun

Datu (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜓ)

1. (historical) honorific used before the name of a ruler of the various pre-colonial & modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines: Lord; Chief; Chieftain; daimyo

   Datu Puti ― Lord White

See also

• (of a man): Panginoon, panginoon, poon; Gat, gat; Konde, konde; Duke, duke; Ladya, ladya; Raha, raha; Rajah, rajah; Lakan, lakan; Hari, hari; Sultan, sultan; Emperador, emperador
• (of a woman): Dayang, dayang; Lakambini, lakambini; Kondesa, kondesa; Dukesa, dukesa; Reyna, reyna; Sultana, sultana