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

• UART

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Asturian

Noun

ratu m (plural ratos)

1. mouse

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Fijian

Etymology

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

Noun

ratu

1. A monarch, usually addressing a female one (a queen).

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Javanese

Etymology

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

Noun

ratu

1. king, queen, monarch.

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Latin

Verb

ratū

1. ablative supine of reōr

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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

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

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Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Noun

ratu

1. king

Descendants

• Javanese : ratu