megat

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit मागध (māgadha, “male of mixed caste, with Kṣatriya-mother and a Vaiśya-father”).

Noun

megat (Jawi spelling مݢت, plural megat-megat)

  1. title given to noble people, of royal descent on the mother's side but unable from the inferior position of their fathers to take the higher title of Raja or Tengku.

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: magat

Further reading

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