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datu.

monarch

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdatu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈda.t̪u]Standard-Indonesian

  1. monarch

    literary

  2. shaman, medicine man

  3. sacred person; passed away person

  4. Datu

    Bima
Where this word comes from

From Malay datu, from Old Malay dātu (“king”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”). Doublet of datuk and ratu.

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