"datuk" meaning in Indonesian

See datuk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdatuʔ/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈda.t̪ʊʔ] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: datuk-datuk [plural], atuk [alternative]
Rhymes: -atuʔ Etymology: Inherited from Malay datuk, from Proto-Malayic *datuʔ (“head of a clan, elderly leader”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu, from Proto-Austronesian *datu. Doublet of ratu. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|datuk|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay datuk, {{inh+|id|ms|datuk}} Inherited from Malay datuk, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*datuʔ||head of a clan, elderly leader}} Proto-Malayic *datuʔ (“head of a clan, elderly leader”), {{inh|id|poz-pro|*datu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu, {{inh|id|map-pro|*datu}} Proto-Austronesian *datu, {{dbt|id|ratu}} Doublet of ratu Head templates: {{id-noun}} datuk (plural datuk-datuk)
  1. grandfather Synonyms: aki, kakek Derived forms (Affixations): berdatuk
    Sense id: en-datuk-id-noun-ercEmXNZ Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 36 17 13 10 8 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 2 2 1 1 1 1 18 19 18 1 1 20 2 2 Disambiguation of 'Affixations': 47 16 12 8 11 7
  2. elder Derived forms (Compounds): datuk nenek, datuk poyang
    Sense id: en-datuk-id-noun-S60ursXN Disambiguation of 'Compounds': 0 40 29 6 8 18
  3. title for elder
    Sense id: en-datuk-id-noun-arIo88G4
  4. (dialect, Minangkabau) traditional chief Tags: dialectal Synonyms: kepala adat, penghulu adat
    Sense id: en-datuk-id-noun-Yqryw3fL
  5. (dialect, Minangkabau) genie, jinn Tags: dialectal Synonyms: jin, toapekong
    Sense id: en-datuk-id-noun-1A0a818H
  6. (dialect, obsolete) synonym of harimau (“tiger”) Tags: dialectal, obsolete Synonyms: harimau [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-datuk-id-noun-~qkA3SUB

Alternative forms

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}

Download raw JSONL data for datuk meaning in Indonesian (3.7kB)

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