ratu

English

Noun

ratu (plural ratus)

1. A Fijian chief.
   • 2006, Thomas Reuter, Sharing the Earth, Dividing the Land (page 257)

     For the purposes of this discussion, however, it is sufficient to know that all land is traditionally vested in the ratu, and there are no higher order structures of customary landownership.

Anagrams

• Ruta, UART

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Asturian

Noun

ratu m (plural ratos)

1. mouse
2. while; short time
3. reflection

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *ratu, from Proto-Oceanic *ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate with Toba Batak datu, Malay datuk, Javanese ratu.

Noun

ratu

1. a monarch or honorific title used by Fijians of chiefly rank for males

Coordinate terms

• adi (for females)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of datu and datuk.

• Semantic loan from Javanese ratu (ꦫꦠꦸ).
• For sense of the most powerful piece in chess, semantic loan from Dutch koningin.
• For sense of powerful or forceful female, semantic loan from English queen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈratu/
• Hyphenation: ra‧tu

Noun

ratu (plural ratu-ratu, first-person possessive ratuku, second-person possessive ratumu, third-person possessive ratunya)

1. (archaic) monarch.

   Synonym: raja

2. queen:
   1. queen regnant: female monarch

      Synonym: rani

   2. queen consort: wife of a king

      Synonyms: permaisuri, rani

   3. powerful or forceful female person
   4. (chess) the most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

      Synonyms: menteri, ster

Derived terms

• ratu adil
• ratu alit
• ratu anggabaya
• ratu barat
• ratu buah
• ratu drama
• ratu kilen
• ratu timur
• ratu wetan

 

Related terms

• datu
• datuk
• keraton

 

See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
raja	menteri, patih, ratu, ster	benteng	gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur	kuda	bidak, pion, prajurit

Further reading

• “ratu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦫꦠꦸ
• Roman: ratoe (dated)

Etymology

From Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Noun

ratu (krama-ngoko ratu)

1. monarch; king or queen

   Synonym: nata

2. (chess) king
3. queen

References

• "ratu" in Tim Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta, Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa). Kanisius, Yogyakarta

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese rato.

Noun

ratu

1. mouse
2. rat

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Latin

Verb

ratū

1. ablative supine of reor

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Latvian

Noun

ratu m

1. accusative singular form of rats
2. instrumental singular form of rats
3. genitive plural form of rats

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (compare Fijian ratu, Indonesian ratu, Javanese ratu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ratu/
• Rhymes: -atu, -tu, -u

Noun

ratu (Jawi spelling راتو‎, plural ratu-ratu, informal 1st possessive ratuku, impolite 2nd possessive ratumu, 3rd possessive ratunya)

1. a monarch
   1. a queen
   2. (obsolete) a king

Further reading

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

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Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Noun

ratu

1. king

Descendants

• Javanese : ratu

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)

1. dative/locative singular of rat