"datu" meaning in Cebuano

See datu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdatuʔ/, [ˈd̪a.t̪ʊʔ] Forms: datù [canonical], dato [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”). Uncertain. Related to Malay datuk, and Fijian ratu. The sense of being wealthy stemmed from the datus being prosperous members of pre-Hispanic societies. Etymology templates: {{ety|ceb|:inh|phi-pro:*datu<ety:inh<poz-pro:*datu<t:lineage priest>>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*datu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Philippine", "term" : "*datu", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "phi-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Cebuano", "term" : "datu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ceb" }" data-lang="ceb" data-title="datu">, {{inh|ceb|phi-pro|*datu}} Proto-Philippine *datu, {{der|ceb|poz-pro|*datu|t=lineage priest}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”), {{cog|ms|datuk}} Malay datuk, {{cog|fj|ratu}} Fijian ratu Head templates: {{ceb-adj|datù|b=+}} datù (Badlit spelling ᜇᜆᜓ)
  1. wealthy
    Sense id: en-datu-ceb-adj-CToWkYan
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈdatuʔ/, [ˈd̪a.t̪ʊʔ] Forms: datù [canonical], dato [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *datu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”). Uncertain. Related to Malay datuk, and Fijian ratu. The sense of being wealthy stemmed from the datus being prosperous members of pre-Hispanic societies. Etymology templates: {{ety|ceb|:inh|phi-pro:*datu<ety:inh<poz-pro:*datu<t:lineage priest>>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*datu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Philippine", "term" : "*datu", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "phi-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Cebuano", "term" : "datu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ceb" }" data-lang="ceb" data-title="datu">, {{inh|ceb|phi-pro|*datu}} Proto-Philippine *datu, {{der|ceb|poz-pro|*datu|t=lineage priest}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu (“lineage priest”), {{cog|ms|datuk}} Malay datuk, {{cog|fj|ratu}} Fijian ratu Head templates: {{ceb-noun|datù|b=+}} datù (Badlit spelling ᜇᜆᜓ)
  1. (chiefly historical) a datu Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-datu-ceb-noun-A7z62pU8
  2. a wealthy person
    Sense id: en-datu-ceb-noun-EEUJmm53 Categories (other): Cebuano entries with etymon, Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano terms with Badlit script, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Monarchy, Occupations Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with etymon: 27 10 63 Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 75 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with Badlit script: 25 11 64 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 13 68 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 19 13 68 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 16 14 70 Disambiguation of Occupations: 9 6 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0
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Download raw JSONL data for datu meaning in Cebuano (5.3kB)

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