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

Asturian

Noun

ratu m (plural ratos)

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

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)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ratoe (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

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, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

ratu

1. Romanization of ꦫꦠꦸ

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese rato.

Noun

ratu

1. mouse
2. rat

Latin

Verb

ratū

1. ablative supine of reor

Latvian

Noun

ratu m

1. inflection of rats:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

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, 2nd possessive ratumu, 3rd possessive ratunya)

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

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Noun

ratu

1. king

Descendants

• Javanese : ratu

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)

1. dative/locative singular of rat

Noun

ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)

1. accusative singular of rata