ratu
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
ratu (plural ratus)
- 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[edit]
Asturian[edit]
Noun[edit]
ratu m (plural ratos)
- mouse
- while; short time
- reflection
Fijian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Central Pacific *ratu, from Proto-Oceanic *ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate with Toba Batak datu, Malay datuk, Javanese ratu.
Noun[edit]
ratu
- a monarch or honorific title used by Fijians of chiefly rank for males
Coordinate terms[edit]
- adi (for females)
Indonesian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ratoe (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
ratu (plural ratu-ratu, first-person possessive ratuku, second-person possessive ratumu, third-person possessive ratunya)
- (archaic) monarch.
- Synonym: raja
- queen:
- queen regnant: female monarch
- Synonym: rani
- queen consort: wife of a king
- Synonyms: permaisuri, rani
- powerful or forceful female person
- (chess) the most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
- queen regnant: female monarch
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
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raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |
Further reading[edit]
- “ratu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
ratu
- Romanization of ꦫꦠꦸ
Kabuverdianu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese rato.
Noun[edit]
ratu
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
ratū
Latvian[edit]
Noun[edit]
ratu m
- inflection of rats:
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (compare Fijian ratu, Indonesian ratu, Javanese ratu).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ratu (Jawi spelling راتو, plural ratu-ratu, informal 1st possessive ratuku, 2nd possessive ratumu, 3rd possessive ratunya)
- a monarch
- a queen regnant
- (obsolete) a king
Further reading[edit]
- “ratu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.
Noun[edit]
ratu
Descendants[edit]
- Javanese : ratu
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Noun[edit]
ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)
Noun[edit]
ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian nouns
- Asturian masculine nouns
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Fijian lemmas
- Fijian nouns
- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian doublets
- Indonesian semantic loans from Javanese
- Indonesian terms derived from Javanese
- Indonesian semantic loans from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian semantic loans from English
- Indonesian terms derived from English
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian terms with archaic senses
- id:Chess
- Javanese non-lemma forms
- Javanese romanizations
- Kabuverdianu terms derived from Portuguese
- Kabuverdianu lemmas
- Kabuverdianu nouns
- Latin non-lemma forms
- Latin verb forms
- Latvian non-lemma forms
- Latvian noun forms
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/atu
- Rhymes:Malay/tu
- Rhymes:Malay/u
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Malay terms with obsolete senses
- ms:Monarchy
- Old Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Old Javanese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Old Javanese lemmas
- Old Javanese nouns
- Serbo-Croatian non-lemma forms
- Serbo-Croatian noun forms