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Meaning of "datu" in the Malay dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DATU IN MALAY

datu

WHAT DOES DATU MEAN IN MALAY?

Datu

Datu or datto is the title for the head of a clan or king in the Philippines before it was colonized by Spain. This title is still used by their descendants in the Philippines. The word datu can be referenced comes from the manuscript Batu Batu Ensemble manuscript in Palembang, where in the 11th row there is a word of the god that is interpreted the same as the palace or palace which is the same meaning as the king's palace, so the rhythm is the same as the datu region. So the datu means the same as the King. Furthermore, this datu changed the narrative into "grandfather", a title still used in Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. The myth of the arrival of 10 datu from Borneo is celebrated every year at Binirayan Celebration on Panay Island, which was known as "Aninipay".

Definition of datu in the Malay dictionary

datu I 1. ark king, queen; 2. Mn medicines, bomoh; 3. Jk the saints, the dead; church 1. ark government, government; 2. Mn dancing.

MALAY WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DATU

Datu · batu · berkematu · catu · celatu · cepatu · kelatu · kelekatu · kematu · latu · lelatu · matu · membatu · menatu · merbatu · miatu · minatu benatu · pekatu · penatu · pengatu

MALAY WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DATU

dasun · data · datafon · datang · datar · dati · datia · Datin · dating · Dato’ · Datu · datuk · Datuk · datung · dauk · daulat · daun · daung · daup-daup · daur

MALAY WORDS THAT END LIKE DATU

andartu · bantu · begitu · betutu · binantu · bitu · buntu · gerutu · getu · gitu · ratu · sanatu · satu · sepatu · silalatu · suatu · tatu · tematu · tembatu · teratu

Synonyms and antonyms of datu in the Malay dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «datu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DATU

Find out the translation of datu to 25 languages with our Malay multilingual translator.

The translations of datu from Malay to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «datu» in Malay.
zh

Translator Malay - Chinese

大土
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator Malay - Spanish

Datu
570 millions of speakers
en

Translator Malay - English

datu
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator Malay - Hindi

Datu
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Malay - Arabic

داتو
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator Malay - Russian

Дату
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator Malay - Portuguese

Datu
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator Malay - Bengali

Datu
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator Malay - French

datu
220 millions of speakers
ms

Malay

datu
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator Malay - German

datu
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator Malay - Japanese

ダトゥ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator Malay - Korean

다투
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator Malay - Javanese

Datu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Malay - Vietnamese

Datu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator Malay - Tamil

தாது
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator Malay - Marathi

दटू
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator Malay - Turkish

datu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator Malay - Italian

Datu
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator Malay - Polish

datu
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator Malay - Ukrainian

дату
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator Malay - Romanian

Datu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Malay - Greek

datu
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Malay - Afrikaans

Datu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Malay - Swedish

datu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Malay - Norwegian

Datu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of datu

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DATU»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of datu
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Examples of use in the Malay literature, quotes and news about datu

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9 MALAY BOOKS RELATING TO «DATU»

Discover the use of datu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to datu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Malay literature.
1
Business and Peace: The Case of La Frutera Plantation in ...
Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, has been the landscape of religious, social and political conflict for more than 500 years.
Mark S. Williams, 2011
2
State and Society in the Philippines - Halaman 29
Two Faces of Datu Power "A datu was expected to govern his people, settle their disputes, protect them from enemies, and lead them into battle. He was assisted by a considerable staff. His chief minister or privy counselor was atubang sa ...
P. N. Abinales, ‎Donna J. Amoroso, 2005
3
The War of 1898 and U.S. Interventions, 1898T1934: An ... - Halaman 13
Ali,. Datu. mission to examine the conduct of the war. This resulted in the creation of the "Dodge Commission," which produced eight volumes of documents. Although the commission found Alger to be a conscientious official struggling to solve ...
Benjamin R. Beede, 2013
4
Iranun: sejarah dan adat tradisi
Socio-culture of Iranun, ethnic group of Sabah, Malaysia.
Bandira Datu Alang (Datu.), 1992
5
Borneo. Ediz. Inglese - Halaman 144
Getting There & Away Minivans go to Sukau from Sandakan (RM15, two hours), or you can take a mini- van to Lahad Datu and get out at the Sukau turn-off. Expect to wait a while for a mini- van from here to Sukau (RM10, one to 11⁄2 hours).
Chris Rowthorn, ‎Muhammad Cohen, ‎China Williams, 2008
6
Municipalities of Maguindanao: Datu Piang, Maguindanao, ...
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Books Llc, 2010
7
Datu Bandar Abang Haji Mustapha: pejuang kemerdekaan ...
On biography of Abang Haji Mustapha, a statesman of Sarawak, Malaysia.
Jeniri Amir, 2013
8
Philippine Royalty and Nobility: Sultan, Datu, Sultanate ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2011
9
A Theory of Indigenous Southeast Asian Urbanism - Halaman 18
Our only indigenous case is the pre-Hispanic Philippines where the 'big man' competition to be a datu was restricted but hardly closed. Some early observers thought that the position of datu was inherited. Certainly this was a tendency and ...
Richard A. O'Connor, 1983
REFERENCE
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