watu

watu

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese watu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

Noun

watu (Balinese script ᬯᬢᬸ)

  1. stone

Central Dusun

Noun

watu

  1. stone, rock

References

  • watu”, in Dusun dictionary, 2025–2026

Javanese

Romanization

watu

  1. romanization of ꦮꦠꦸ

Lindu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

Noun

watu

  1. stone

Maguindanao

Etymology

    From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /waˈtu/ [wʌˈʈu]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Syllabification: wa‧tu

    Noun

    watú (Jawi spelling وَتُ)

    1. stone; rock

    Mori Bawah

    Etymology

    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

    Noun

    watu

    1. a stone, a rock

    References

    • The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 695-6

    Negerhollands

    Etymology

    From Dutch water.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwa.tu/

    Noun

    watu

    1. water

    References

    • The Structure of Creole Words (2006, →ISBN, page 55
    • Language Contact in the Danish West Indies (2012, →ISBN

    Old Javanese

    Etymology

    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

    Noun

    watu

    1. stone

    Derived terms

    • awatu
    • makawatu
    • makawatwan
    • mawaton
    • waton
    • watwan
    • winatu
    • winatwan

    Descendants

    • Javanese: ꦮꦠꦸ (watu)
    • Balinese: ᬯᬢᬸ (watu)

    Further reading

    • "watu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

    Quechua

    Noun

    watu

    1. rope, cord, chain, band, strap
    2. clothesline
    3. omen, spell

    Declension

    Declension of watu
    singular plural
    nominative watu watukuna
    accusative watuta watukunata
    dative watuman watukunaman
    genitive watup watukunap
    locative watupi watukunapi
    terminative watukama watukunakama
    ablative watumanta watukunamanta
    instrumental watuwan watukunawan
    comitative watuntin watukunantin
    abessive watunnaq watukunannaq
    comparative watuhina watukunahina
    causative waturayku watukunarayku
    benefactive watupaq watukunapaq
    associative watupura watukunapura
    distributive watunka watukunanka
    exclusive watulla watukunalla
    Possessive forms of watu
    ñuqap - first-person singular
    ñuqap (my) singular plural
    nominative watuy watuykuna
    accusative watuyta watuykunata
    dative watuyman watuykunaman
    genitive watuypa watuykunap
    locative watuypi watuykunapi
    terminative watuykama watuykunakama
    ablative watuymanta watuykunamanta
    instrumental watuywan watuykunawan
    comitative watuynintin watuykunantin
    abessive watuyninnaq watuykunannaq
    comparative watuyhina watuykunahina
    causative watuyrayku watuykunarayku
    benefactive watuypaq watuykunapaq
    associative watuypura watuykunapura
    distributive watuyninka watuykunanka
    exclusive watuylla watuykunalla
    qampa - second-person singular
    qampa (your) singular plural
    nominative watuyki watuykikuna
    accusative watuykita watuykikunata
    dative watuykiman watuykikunaman
    genitive watuykipa watuykikunap
    locative watuykipi watuykikunapi
    terminative watuykikama watuykikunakama
    ablative watuykimanta watuykikunamanta
    instrumental watuykiwan watuykikunawan
    comitative watuykintin watuykikunantin
    abessive watuykinnaq watuykikunannaq
    comparative watuykihina watuykikunahina
    causative watuykirayku watuykikunarayku
    benefactive watuykipaq watuykikunapaq
    associative watuykipura watuykikunapura
    distributive watuykinka watuykikunanka
    exclusive watuykilla watuykikunalla
    paypa - third-person singular
    paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
    nominative watun watunkuna
    accusative watunta watunkunata
    dative watunman watunkunaman
    genitive watunpa watunkunap
    locative watunpi watunkunapi
    terminative watunkama watunkunakama
    ablative watunmanta watunkunamanta
    instrumental watunwan watunkunawan
    comitative watunintin watunkunantin
    abessive watunninnaq watunkunannaq
    comparative watunhina watunkunahina
    causative watunrayku watunkunarayku
    benefactive watunpaq watunkunapaq
    associative watunpura watunkunapura
    distributive watuninka watunkunanka
    exclusive watunlla watunkunalla
    ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
    ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
    nominative watunchik watunchikkuna
    accusative watunchikta watunchikkunata
    dative watunchikman watunchikkunaman
    genitive watunchikpa watunchikkunap
    locative watunchikpi watunchikkunapi
    terminative watunchikkama watunchikkunakama
    ablative watunchikmanta watunchikkunamanta
    instrumental watunchikwan watunchikkunawan
    comitative watunchiknintin watunchikkunantin
    abessive watunchikninnaq watunchikkunannaq
    comparative watunchikhina watunchikkunahina
    causative watunchikrayku watunchikkunarayku
    benefactive watunchikpaq watunchikkunapaq
    associative watunchikpura watunchikkunapura
    distributive watunchikninka watunchikkunanka
    exclusive watunchiklla watunchikkunalla
    ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
    ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
    nominative watuyku watuykukuna
    accusative watuykuta watuykukunata
    dative watuykuman watuykukunaman
    genitive watuykupa watuykukunap
    locative watuykupi watuykukunapi
    terminative watuykukama watuykukunakama
    ablative watuykumanta watuykukunamanta
    instrumental watuykuwan watuykukunawan
    comitative watuykuntin watuykukunantin
    abessive watuykunnaq watuykukunannaq
    comparative watuykuhina watuykukunahina
    causative watuykurayku watuykukunarayku
    benefactive watuykupaq watuykukunapaq
    associative watuykupura watuykukunapura
    distributive watuykunka watuykukunanka
    exclusive watuykulla watuykukunalla
    qamkunap - second-person plural
    qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
    nominative watuykichik watuykichikkuna
    accusative watuykichikta watuykichikkunata
    dative watuykichikman watuykichikkunaman
    genitive watuykichikpa watuykichikkunap
    locative watuykichikpi watuykichikkunapi
    terminative watuykichikkama watuykichikkunakama
    ablative watuykichikmanta watuykichikkunamanta
    instrumental watuykichikwan watuykichikkunawan
    comitative watuykichiknintin watuykichikkunantin
    abessive watuykichikninnaq watuykichikkunannaq
    comparative watuykichikhina watuykichikkunahina
    causative watuykichikrayku watuykichikkunarayku
    benefactive watuykichikpaq watuykichikkunapaq
    associative watuykichikpura watuykichikkunapura
    distributive watuykichikninka watuykichikkunanka
    exclusive watuykichiklla watuykichikkunalla
    paykunap - third-person plural
    paykunap (their) singular plural
    nominative watunku watunkukuna
    accusative watunkuta watunkukunata
    dative watunkuman watunkukunaman
    genitive watunkupa watunkukunap
    locative watunkupi watunkukunapi
    terminative watunkukama watunkukunakama
    ablative watunkumanta watunkukunamanta
    instrumental watunkuwan watunkukunawan
    comitative watunkuntin watunkukunantin
    abessive watunkunnaq watunkukunannaq
    comparative watunkuhina watunkukunahina
    causative watunkurayku watunkukunarayku
    benefactive watunkupaq watunkukunapaq
    associative watunkupura watunkukunapura
    distributive watunkunka watunkukunanka
    exclusive watunkulla watunkukunalla

    See also

    Swahili

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.

    Pronunciation

    • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.tu/
    • (Kimvita) IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.tʰu/
    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

    watu

    1. plural of mtu