watu

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese watu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

Noun

watu (Balinese script ᬯᬢᬸ)

1. stone

Central Dusun

Noun

watu

1. stone, rock

References

• “watu”, in Dusun dictionary, 2025–2026

Javanese

Romanization

watu

1. romanization of ꦮꦠꦸ

Lindu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

Noun

watu

1. stone

Maguindanao

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *batux

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu

Proto-Philippine *batu

Maguindanao watu

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /waˈtu/ [wʌˈʈu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: wa‧tu

Noun

watú (Jawi spelling وَتُ)

1. stone; rock

Mori Bawah

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

Noun

watu

1. a stone, a rock

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 695-6

Negerhollands

Etymology

From Dutch water.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.tu/

Noun

watu

1. water

References

• The Structure of Creole Words (2006, →ISBN, page 55
• Language Contact in the Danish West Indies (2012, →ISBN

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

Noun

watu

1. stone

Derived terms

• awatu
• makawatu
• makawatwan
• mawaton
• waton
• watwan
• winatu
• winatwan

• lĕṅa watu
• tuwuh watu
• watu sīma

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦮꦠꦸ (watu)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬢᬸ (watu)

Further reading

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

Quechua

Noun

watu

1. rope, cord, chain, band, strap
2. clothesline
3. omen, spell

Declension

Declension of watu

	singular	plural
nominative	watu	watukuna
accusative	watuta	watukunata
dative	watuman	watukunaman
genitive	watup	watukunap
locative	watupi	watukunapi
terminative	watukama	watukunakama
ablative	watumanta	watukunamanta
instrumental	watuwan	watukunawan
comitative	watuntin	watukunantin
abessive	watunnaq	watukunannaq
comparative	watuhina	watukunahina
causative	waturayku	watukunarayku
benefactive	watupaq	watukunapaq
associative	watupura	watukunapura
distributive	watunka	watukunanka
exclusive	watulla	watukunalla

Possessive forms of watu

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative watuy watuykuna accusative watuyta watuykunata dative watuyman watuykunaman genitive watuypa watuykunap locative watuypi watuykunapi terminative watuykama watuykunakama ablative watuymanta watuykunamanta instrumental watuywan watuykunawan comitative watuynintin watuykunantin abessive watuyninnaq watuykunannaq comparative watuyhina watuykunahina causative watuyrayku watuykunarayku benefactive watuypaq watuykunapaq associative watuypura watuykunapura distributive watuyninka watuykunanka exclusive watuylla watuykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative watuyki watuykikuna accusative watuykita watuykikunata dative watuykiman watuykikunaman genitive watuykipa watuykikunap locative watuykipi watuykikunapi terminative watuykikama watuykikunakama ablative watuykimanta watuykikunamanta instrumental watuykiwan watuykikunawan comitative watuykintin watuykikunantin abessive watuykinnaq watuykikunannaq comparative watuykihina watuykikunahina causative watuykirayku watuykikunarayku benefactive watuykipaq watuykikunapaq associative watuykipura watuykikunapura distributive watuykinka watuykikunanka exclusive watuykilla watuykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative watun watunkuna accusative watunta watunkunata dative watunman watunkunaman genitive watunpa watunkunap locative watunpi watunkunapi terminative watunkama watunkunakama ablative watunmanta watunkunamanta instrumental watunwan watunkunawan comitative watunintin watunkunantin abessive watunninnaq watunkunannaq comparative watunhina watunkunahina causative watunrayku watunkunarayku benefactive watunpaq watunkunapaq associative watunpura watunkunapura distributive watuninka watunkunanka exclusive watunlla watunkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative watunchik watunchikkuna accusative watunchikta watunchikkunata dative watunchikman watunchikkunaman genitive watunchikpa watunchikkunap locative watunchikpi watunchikkunapi terminative watunchikkama watunchikkunakama ablative watunchikmanta watunchikkunamanta instrumental watunchikwan watunchikkunawan comitative watunchiknintin watunchikkunantin abessive watunchikninnaq watunchikkunannaq comparative watunchikhina watunchikkunahina causative watunchikrayku watunchikkunarayku benefactive watunchikpaq watunchikkunapaq associative watunchikpura watunchikkunapura distributive watunchikninka watunchikkunanka exclusive watunchiklla watunchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative watuyku watuykukuna accusative watuykuta watuykukunata dative watuykuman watuykukunaman genitive watuykupa watuykukunap locative watuykupi watuykukunapi terminative watuykukama watuykukunakama ablative watuykumanta watuykukunamanta instrumental watuykuwan watuykukunawan comitative watuykuntin watuykukunantin abessive watuykunnaq watuykukunannaq comparative watuykuhina watuykukunahina causative watuykurayku watuykukunarayku benefactive watuykupaq watuykukunapaq associative watuykupura watuykukunapura distributive watuykunka watuykukunanka exclusive watuykulla watuykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative watuykichik watuykichikkuna accusative watuykichikta watuykichikkunata dative watuykichikman watuykichikkunaman genitive watuykichikpa watuykichikkunap locative watuykichikpi watuykichikkunapi terminative watuykichikkama watuykichikkunakama ablative watuykichikmanta watuykichikkunamanta instrumental watuykichikwan watuykichikkunawan comitative watuykichiknintin watuykichikkunantin abessive watuykichikninnaq watuykichikkunannaq comparative watuykichikhina watuykichikkunahina causative watuykichikrayku watuykichikkunarayku benefactive watuykichikpaq watuykichikkunapaq associative watuykichikpura watuykichikkunapura distributive watuykichikninka watuykichikkunanka exclusive watuykichiklla watuykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative watunku watunkukuna accusative watunkuta watunkukunata dative watunkuman watunkukunaman genitive watunkupa watunkukunap locative watunkupi watunkukunapi terminative watunkukama watunkukunakama ablative watunkumanta watunkukunamanta instrumental watunkuwan watunkukunawan comitative watunkuntin watunkukunantin abessive watunkunnaq watunkukunannaq comparative watunkuhina watunkukunahina causative watunkurayku watunkukunarayku benefactive watunkupaq watunkukunapaq associative watunkupura watunkukunapura distributive watunkunka watunkukunanka exclusive watunkulla watunkukunalla

See also

• watuy

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.tu/
• (Kimvita) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.tʰu/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

watu

1. plural of mtu