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)

1. (obsolete) mister.

   Synonym: tuan

2. co-ruler or vice-regent (of an old Javanese monarch)
3. (akin to) prime-minister

   Synonyms: wazir, bendahara, mangkubumi

Derived terms

• kepatihan
• mahapatih

 

Related terms

• adipati
• bupati
• pati
• sena
• senapati

 

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

1. obedient

   Synonym: patuh

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

1. 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

1. chief
2. 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.