ꦫꦠꦸ
Javanese
Alternative forms
- Carakan: ꦫꦠꦸ
- Roman: ratu (standard), ratoe (dated)
Etymology
From Old Javanese ratu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datu.
Noun
ꦫꦠꦸ (krama ngoko ꦫꦠꦸ)
- monarch; king or queen
- Synonym: nata
- (chess) king
- queen
See also
| Chess pieces in Javanese · wong-wongan catur (see also: catur, sekak) (layout · text) | |||||
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| ratu | patih | bètèng | mantri | jaran | bidhag |
References
- “[ ratu]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].