ᬭᬢᬸ

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese ratu (“king”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of ᬤᬢᬸ (datu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ra.tu/
  • Rhymes: -tu
  • Hyphenation: ra‧tu

Noun

ᬭᬢᬸ (ratu)

  1. king

Further reading
  • “ratu” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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