Datu

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdatu/
  • Hyphenation: Da‧tu

Noun

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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.

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Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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See datu.

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Noun

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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 PutiLord White

See also

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