datu

Pronunciation: /ˈdatu/

“datu” is a Tagalog word. Its meaning in English:

noun

datu (title denoting a ruler of various pre-colonial and modern indigenous peoples of the Philippines)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Compare with Fijian ratu, Javanese ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu), and Malay datu. Doublet of dato.

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