"ratu" meaning in Fijian

See ratu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Central Pacific *ratu, from Proto-Oceanic *ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate with Toba Batak datu, Malay datuk, Javanese ratu. Etymology templates: {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*ratu}} Proto-Oceanic *ratu, {{inh|fj|poz-pro|*datu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu, {{cog|bbc|datu}} Toba Batak datu, {{cog|ms|datuk}} Malay datuk, {{cog|jv|ratu}} Javanese ratu Head templates: {{head|fj|noun}} ratu
  1. a monarch or honorific title used by Fijians of chiefly rank for males Coordinate_terms: adi (english: for females)
    Sense id: en-ratu-fj-noun-3QAwh~G4 Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*ratu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *ratu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*datu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bbc",
        "2": "datu"
      },
      "expansion": "Toba Batak datu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "datuk"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay datuk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "ratu"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese ratu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific *ratu, from Proto-Oceanic *ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate with Toba Batak datu, Malay datuk, Javanese ratu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ratu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 13 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "english": "for females",
          "word": "adi"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a monarch or honorific title used by Fijians of chiefly rank for males"
      ],
      "id": "en-ratu-fj-noun-3QAwh~G4",
      "links": [
        [
          "monarch",
          "monarch"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ratu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 13 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "english": "for females",
      "word": "adi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*ratu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *ratu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*datu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bbc",
        "2": "datu"
      },
      "expansion": "Toba Batak datu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "datuk"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay datuk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "ratu"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese ratu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific *ratu, from Proto-Oceanic *ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate with Toba Batak datu, Malay datuk, Javanese ratu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ratu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Fijian",
  "lang_code": "fj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Fijian lemmas",
        "Fijian nouns",
        "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
        "Pages with 13 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a monarch or honorific title used by Fijians of chiefly rank for males"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "monarch",
          "monarch"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ratu"
}

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