anito

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See also: Anito and añito

English

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Etymology

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From Spanish anito, Tagalog anito, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Noun

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anito (countable and uncountable, plural anitos)

  1. (countable) ancestor spirit in Indigenous Philippine folk religions
    Hyponym: taotao
  2. (uncountable) Synonym of anitism (folk religion of the Philippines)

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Kankanaey

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Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ʔaˈnito/ [ʔʌˈniː.to]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: a‧ni‧to

Noun

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aníto (plural aanito)

  1. spirit

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (c.f. Samoan aitu, Malay hantu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (c.f. Bunun hanitu).

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Noun

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anito (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. idol; heathen deity; god
    Synonym: diyos-diyosan
  2. idolatry; animism
    Synonym: animismo
  3. superstitious custom; superstitious practice
    Synonym: pamahiin
  4. amulet
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Etymology 2

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Univerbation of ani +‎ nito.

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Adverb

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ánitó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. according to this
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Further reading

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  • anito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaNiCu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Samoan aitu, Malay hantu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (compare Bunun hanitu).

Noun

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anito

  1. evil spirit