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ratu

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English

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Noun

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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

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin rattus.

Noun

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ratu m (plural ratos)

  1. mouse
    Synonyms: mur, xurnia
  2. while; short time
    Synonyms: nadria, (Western Asturias) ratáu
  3. reflection

Balinese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Javanese ratu (king), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of datu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ra.tu/
  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: ra‧tu

Noun

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ratu (Balinese script ᬭᬢᬸ)

  1. king

Further reading

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  • ratu” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Fijian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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ratu

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

Coordinate terms

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  • adi (for females)

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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  • ratoe (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ratu (plural ratu-ratu or para ratu)

  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

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See also

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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

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Javanese

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Romanization

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ratu

  1. romanization of ꦫꦠꦸ

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese rato.

Noun

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ratu

  1. mouse
  2. rat

Latin

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Verb

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ratū

  1. ablative supine of reor

Latvian

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Noun

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ratu m

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

Makasar

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈratu/, [ˈra.t̪ʰu]
  • Hyphenation: ra‧tu

Noun

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ratu (Lontara spelling ᨑᨈᨘ)

  1. ruler, monarch (in Makassar, an old word for karaeng).
    Makkanami karaeng rongo-rongoia mannyaʼbuʼmi ratu beru bakkakia
    The young karaeng sons spoke, the newly mature rulers said
    12.VI.1723 nanikana matei ratuia riUlawang ilalang ripaʼrasanganna
    12.VI.1723 It is told that the ruler (datu) of Ulawĕng died in his land

Usage notes

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  • In Old Makassar writings, Buginese rulers appear as both ratu and datu, e.g., ratua, the ruler of Luwuʼ (in a 16th century contract).

Affixations

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Further reading

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  • Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Malay

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate to Fijian ratu and Javanese ratu. Doublet of datuk, datu, and datung.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈratu/ [ˈra.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -tu, -u
  • Hyphenation: ra‧tu

Noun

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ratu (Jawi spelling راتو, plural ratu-ratu)

  1. A queen:
    1. A queen regnant.
      Synonym: permaisuri
    2. (uncommon) A queen consort.
      Synonym: permaisuri
    3. (figurative) A title for a female winner in beauty-based contests and others.
      ratu fesyenqueen of fashion
    4. (sports) The queen piece in chess.
      Synonyms: bendahara, menteri, permaisuri
  2. (obsolete) A king.
    Synonyms: raja, sultan, syah, datu (archaic)

Usage notes

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The term ratu is usually used for queens regnant while permaisuri is usually used for queens consort.

Affixations

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: ratu

See also

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Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur
بواه چاتور (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
raja, syah
راج, شاه
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu
بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو
benteng, tir
بينتيڠ, تير
gajah
ݢاجه
kuda
کودا
bidak, piadah, pion
بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

Further reading

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Old High German

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Noun

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rātu

  1. instrumental singular of rāt

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of ḍatu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ra.tu/
  • Rhymes: -tu
  • Hyphenation: ra‧tu

Noun

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ratu

  1. king

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • "ratu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)

  1. dative/locative singular of rat

Noun

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ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)

  1. accusative singular of rata