داتو

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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داتو (Rumi spelling datu, plural داتو٢)

  1. king (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation)

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