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Datuk

/ dæˈtʊk; dæˈtiːn /

noun

  1. (in Malaysia) a title denoting membership of a high order of chivalry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • Datin, noun:feminine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Datuk1

from Malay datu chief
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Example Sentences

As Husin, the datuk, put it, “We devote everything to women.”

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