datuk

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay datuk, probably from Old Malay datūa (“regent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdatʊk̚/
  • Hyphenation: da‧tuk

Noun

datuk (first-person possessive datukku, second-person possessive datukmu, third-person possessive datuknya)

  1. grandfather
    Synonyms: aki, kakek
  2. elder
  3. title for elder
  4. (dialect, Minangkabau) traditional chief.
    Synonyms: kepala adat, penghulu adat
  5. (dialect, Minangkabau) genie, jinn
    Synonyms: jin, toapekong
  6. (dialect, obsolete) synonym of harimau (“tiger”)

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /datuk/
  • Rhymes: -atuk, -tuk, -uk
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Johor-Riau" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [dätʊʔ, -oʔ, -o̞ʔ]

Noun

datuk (Jawi spelling داتوق, plural datuk-datuk, informal 1st possessive datukku, 2nd possessive datukmu, 3rd possessive datuknya)

  1. grandfather

Alternative forms

See also

  • nenek (“grandmother”)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: datuk
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "nan-hok" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.

Further reading

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