datuk
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay datuk, probably from Old Malay datūa (“regent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdatʊk̚/
- Hyphenation: da‧tuk
Noun
datuk (first-person possessive datukku, second-person possessive datukmu, third-person possessive datuknya)
- grandfather
- Synonyms: aki, kakek
- elder
- title for elder
- (dialect, Minangkabau) traditional chief.
- Synonyms: kepala adat, penghulu adat
- (dialect, Minangkabau) genie, jinn
- Synonyms: jin, toapekong
- (dialect, obsolete) synonym of harimau (“tiger”)
Derived terms
- berdatuk
- datuk nenek
- datuk poyang
Further reading
- “datuk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /datuk/
- Rhymes: -atuk, -tuk, -uk
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [dätʊʔ, -oʔ, -o̞ʔ]
Noun
datuk (Jawi spelling داتوق, plural datuk-datuk, informal 1st possessive datukku, 2nd possessive datukmu, 3rd possessive datuknya)
- grandfather
Alternative forms
- atuk
- tuk
Descendants
- Indonesian: datuk
- → Hokkien: 拿督
See also
- nenek (“grandmother”)
Further reading
- “datuk” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.