adipati
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay adipati, from Classical Malay اديڤتي (adipati, “king”), from Javanese adipati (ꦲꦢꦶꦥꦠꦶ, “king, queen; prince”), from Old Javanese adhipati (“ruler; king”), from Sanskrit अधिपति (adhipati, “ruler, king; commander”), compound of अधि (adhi) + पति (pati). Equivalent to adi- + patih.
- Semantic loan from Banjarese dipati, from the same etymology.
- Semantic loan from English duke or Dutch hertog for duke sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [adiˈpa.ti]
- Hyphenation: adi‧pa‧ti
Noun
adipati (plural adipati-adipati)
- duke:
- the male ruler of a duchy (kadipaten)
- adipati agung ― grand duke
- (historical) the official title of the rulers of former states in Kalimantan, such as Banjar, Sambas, and Tanjungpura
- (historical) the official title of the bupatis in Dutch East Indies period
- the male ruler of a duchy (kadipaten)
Related terms
Further reading
- “adipati” 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.
- Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875) “adipati”, in Nieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenbooekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen[1], H. M. van Dorp
Javanese
Romanization
adipati
- romanization of ꦲꦢꦶꦥꦠꦶ
Latin
Noun
adipātī
- genitive singular of adipātum