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]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]ratu m (plural ratos)
Balinese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Javanese ratu (“king”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of datu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ratu (Balinese script ᬭᬢᬸ)
Further reading
[edit]- “ratu” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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 Old Javanese 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]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈratu/ [ˈra.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -atu
- Syllabification: ra‧tu
Noun
[edit]ratu (plural ratu-ratu or para ratu)
- (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]Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text) | |||||
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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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of 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:
Makasar
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ratu (Lontara spelling ᨑᨈᨘ)
- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate to Fijian ratu and Javanese ratu. Doublet of datuk, datu, and datung.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ratu (Jawi spelling راتو, plural ratu-ratu)
- A queen:
- A queen regnant.
- Synonym: permaisuri
- (uncommon) A queen consort.
- Synonym: permaisuri
- (figurative) A title for a female winner in beauty-based contests and others.
- ratu fesyen ― queen of fashion
- (sports) The queen piece in chess.
- Synonyms: bendahara, menteri, permaisuri
- A queen regnant.
- (obsolete) A king.
Usage notes
[edit]The term ratu is usually used for queens regnant while permaisuri is usually used for queens consort.
Affixations
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: ratu
See also
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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
[edit]- “ratu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old High German
[edit]Noun
[edit]rātu
Old Javanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of ḍatu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ratu
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- "ratu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Noun
[edit]ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)
Noun
[edit]ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)
- English lemmas
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- English terms with quotations
- Asturian terms inherited from Latin
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- Asturian nouns
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- Balinese terms borrowed from Old Javanese
- Balinese terms derived from Old Javanese
- Balinese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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- Rhymes:Balinese/atu
- Rhymes:Balinese/atu/2 syllables
- Balinese lemmas
- Balinese nouns
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/atu
- Rhymes:Indonesian/atu/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
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- id:Chess
- Javanese non-lemma forms
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- Kabuverdianu terms derived from Portuguese
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- Kabuverdianu nouns
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- Latvian non-lemma forms
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- Makasar terms inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi
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- Rhymes:Malay/tu
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- Malay lemmas
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- ms:Sports
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- ms:Chess
- ms:Monarchy
- Old High German non-lemma forms
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- Old Javanese terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Old Javanese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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- Rhymes:Old Javanese/tu
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- Old Javanese lemmas
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