patih
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpa.tɪh]
- Hyphenation: pa‧tih
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Sanskrit पति (pati, “husband; lord, master; master, owner, possessor, lord, ruler, sovereign”).
- From Malay patih, from Classical Malay patih.
- From Javanese patih (ꦥꦠꦶꦃ), from Old Javanese patih, pati (as also in adipati, bupati, etc.).
Noun
patih (plural patih-patih)
- (obsolete) mister
- Synonym: tuan
- co-ruler or vice-regent (of an old Javanese monarch)
- (akin to) prime-minister
- Synonyms: wazir, bendahara, mangkubumi
Derived terms
- kepatihan
- mahapatih
Related terms
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 |
Etymology 2
Related to Indonesian patuh.
Adjective
patih (comparative lebih patih, superlative paling patih)
Derived terms
- kepatihan
- pematih
Further reading
- “patih” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
patih
- romanization of ꦥꦠꦶꦃ
Old Javanese
Etymology
Unknown, probably related to Old Javanese patih and pati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.tɪh/
- Rhymes: -tɪh
- Hyphenation: pa‧tih
Noun
patih
- chief
- high official in the kraton
Derived terms
- amatih
- apapatihan
- apapatĕhan
- kapatihan
- matih
- pamatih
- papatihan
- pinatih
- pinatihakĕn
- pinatĕh
- ken pinatih
- ni pinatih
- rakryan pinatih
Further reading
- "patih" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.