Datuk
/ (dæˈtʊk) /
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noun
(in Malaysia) a title denoting membership of a high order of chivalry
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Derived forms of Datuk
Datin (dæˈtiːn), fem nWord Origin for Datuk
from Malay datu chief
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How to use Datuk in a sentence
As Husin, the datuk, put it, “We devote everything to women.”