ratu

Noun

ratu (plural ratus)

1. A Fijian chief.
   • 2006, Thomas Reuter, Sharing the Earth, Dividing the Land, page 257:

     For the purposes of this discussion, however, it is sufficient to know that all land is traditionally vested in the ratu, and there are no higher order structures of customary landownership.

Anagrams

• Ruta, UART

Etymology

From Latin rattus.

Noun

ratu m (plural ratos)

1. mouse

   Synonyms: mur, xurnia

2. while; short time

   Synonyms: nadria, (Western Asturias) ratáu

3. reflection

Romanization

ratu

1. Romanization of ᬭᬢᬸ

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *ratu, from Proto-Oceanic *ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate with Toba Batak datu, Malay datuk, Javanese ratu.

Noun

ratu

1. a monarch or honorific title used by Fijians of chiefly rank for males

Alternative forms

• ratoe (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

Etymology

From Malay ratu, from Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of datu and datuk.

• Semantic loan from Javanese ratu (ꦫꦠꦸ).
• For sense of the most powerful piece in chess, semantic loan from Dutch koningin.
• For sense of powerful or forceful female, semantic loan from English queen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈratu/
• Hyphenation: ra‧tu

Noun

ratu (plural)

1. (archaic) monarch.

   Synonym: raja

2. queen:
   1. queen regnant: female monarch

      Synonym: rani

   2. queen consort: wife of a king

      Synonyms: permaisuri, rani

   3. powerful or forceful female person
   4. (chess) the most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

      Synonyms: menteri, ster

See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
raja	menteri, patih, ratu, ster	benteng	gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur	kuda	bidak, pion, prajurit

Further reading

• “ratu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Romanization

ratu

1. Romanization of ꦫꦠꦸ

Etymology

From Portuguese rato.

Noun

ratu

1. mouse
2. rat

Verb

ratū

1. ablative supine of reor

Noun

ratu m

1. inflection of rats:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Etymology

From Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Cognate to Fijian ratu and Javanese ratu. Doublet of datuk, datu, and datung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ra.tu]
• Rhymes: -tu, -u
• Hyphenation: ra‧tu

Noun

ratu (Jawi spelling راتو, plural ratu-ratu, informal 1st possessive ratuku, 2nd possessive ratumu, 3rd possessive ratunya)

1. A queen:
   1. A queen regnant.

      Synonym: permaisuri

   2. (uncommon) A queen consort.

      Synonym: permaisuri

   3. (figurative) A title for a female winner in beauty-based contests and others.

      ratu fesyen ― queen of fashion

   4. (sports) The queen piece in chess.

      Synonyms: bendahara, menteri, permaisuri

2. (obsolete) A king.

   Synonyms: raja, sultan, syah, datu (archaic)

See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text)
raja, syah راج, شاه	bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو	benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير	gajah ݢاجه	kuda کودا	bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

Further reading

• “ratu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu. Doublet of ḍatu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ratu

1. king

Further reading

• "ratu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Noun

ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)

1. dative/locative singular of rat

Noun

ratu (Cyrillic spelling рату)

1. accusative singular of rata