"Datu" meaning in Tagalog

See Datu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdatu/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈd̪aː.t̪ʊ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜇᜆᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -atu Etymology: See datu. Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} Datu (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜓ)
  1. (historical) honorific used before the name of a ruler of the various pre-colonial & modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines: Lord; Chief; Chieftain; daimyo Tags: historical Categories (topical): Titles
{
  "etymology_text": "See datu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜇᜆᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Datu (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜓ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Da‧tu"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "tl",
          "name": "Titles",
          "orig": "tl:Titles",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Lord White",
          "text": "Datu Puti",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "honorific used before the name of a ruler of the various pre-colonial & modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines: Lord; Chief; Chieftain; daimyo"
      ],
      "id": "en-Datu-tl-noun-k68GG4c3",
      "links": [
        [
          "honorific",
          "honorific#English"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler#English"
        ],
        [
          "Lord",
          "Lord"
        ],
        [
          "Chief",
          "Chief"
        ],
        [
          "Chieftain",
          "Chieftain"
        ],
        [
          "daimyo",
          "daimyo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) honorific used before the name of a ruler of the various pre-colonial & modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines: Lord; Chief; Chieftain; daimyo"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Panginoon"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "panginoon"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "poon"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Gat"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "gat"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Konde"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "konde"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Duke"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "duke"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Ladya"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "ladya"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Raha"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "raha"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Rajah"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "rajah"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Lakan"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "lakan"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Hari"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "hari"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Sultan"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "sultan"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "Emperador"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a man",
          "word": "emperador"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "Dayang"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "dayang"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "Lakambini"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "lakambini"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "Kondesa"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "kondesa"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "Dukesa"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "dukesa"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "Reyna"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "reyna"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "Sultana"
        },
        {
          "sense": "of a woman",
          "word": "sultana"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdatu/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̪aː.t̪ʊ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-atu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Datu"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "See datu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜇᜆᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Datu (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜓ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Da‧tu"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Panginoon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "panginoon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "poon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Gat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "gat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Konde"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "konde"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Duke"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "duke"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Ladya"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "ladya"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Raha"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "raha"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Rajah"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "rajah"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Lakan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "lakan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Hari"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "hari"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Sultan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "sultan"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "Emperador"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a man",
      "word": "emperador"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "Dayang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "dayang"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "Lakambini"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "lakambini"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "Kondesa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "kondesa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "Dukesa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "dukesa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "Reyna"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "reyna"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "Sultana"
    },
    {
      "sense": "of a woman",
      "word": "sultana"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/atu",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/atu/2 syllables",
        "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog nouns",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with historical senses",
        "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
        "Tagalog terms with usage examples",
        "tl:Titles"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Lord White",
          "text": "Datu Puti",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "honorific used before the name of a ruler of the various pre-colonial & modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines: Lord; Chief; Chieftain; daimyo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "honorific",
          "honorific#English"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler#English"
        ],
        [
          "Lord",
          "Lord"
        ],
        [
          "Chief",
          "Chief"
        ],
        [
          "Chieftain",
          "Chieftain"
        ],
        [
          "daimyo",
          "daimyo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) honorific used before the name of a ruler of the various pre-colonial & modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines: Lord; Chief; Chieftain; daimyo"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdatu/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̪aː.t̪ʊ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-atu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Datu"
}

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