kedatuan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed datu +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kedatuan, from Old Malay kadatuan (“royal residence”). Doublet of kedaton and keraton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kədaˈtuan/
• Hyphenation: kê‧da‧tu‧an

Noun

kêdatuan (plural kedatuan-kedatuan, first-person possessive kedatuanku, second-person possessive kedatuanmu, third-person possessive kedatuannya)

1. (archaic) synonym of kerajaan
2. (dance) name of a kind of dance

Related terms

• datu
• datuk
• kedaton
• keraton

 

Further reading

• “kedatuan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Affixed datu +‎ ke- -an. Doublet of kedaton and keraton.

First attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (kadatuan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kədaˈtuan/
• Rhymes: -atuan, -tuan, -uan, -an

Noun

kêdatuan (plural kedatuan-kedatuan, informal 1st possessive kedatuanku, 2nd possessive kedatuanmu, 3rd possessive kedatuannya)

1. (archaic) a kingdom.
2. (Minangkabau Malay) a kind of dance.

Further reading

• “kedatuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.