keraton
English
Noun
keraton (plural keratons)
- Alternative form of kraton
Esperanto
Noun
keraton
- accusative of kerato
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay keraton, from Classical Malay keraton, from Javanese kraton (ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (“kingship; palace”), “royal palace, kingdom”), karaton (ꦏꦫꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀, “royal palace, court”), from Old Javanese karatun (“kingship, royal dignity”). Reconstructed as ratu + ke- -an. Doublet of kedatuan and kedaton.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈraton/ [kəˈra.t̪ɔn]
- Rhymes: -aton
- Syllabification: ke‧ra‧ton
Noun
kêraton (plural keraton-keraton)
Related terms
Further reading
- “keraton” 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.