tandu

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Hausa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tán.dúː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tán.dúː]

Noun[edit]

tandū m (plural tandā̀yē, possessed form tandun)

  1. A small, leather container for oil, honey, or antimony.
  2. A gourd-shaped hide drum.

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay tandu, from Classical Malay tandu, from Tamil தண்டு (taṇṭu, palanquin).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈt̪and̪u]
  • Hyphenation: tan‧du

Noun[edit]

tandu (plural tandu-tandu, first-person possessive tanduku, second-person possessive tandumu, third-person possessive tandunya)

  1. litter (a seat to carry a person)
    Synonyms: kio, pelangkin

Affixed terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Min Nan: 丹廚丹厨

Further reading[edit]

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

tandu

  1. past participle of tandre

Adjective[edit]

tandu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tandue)

  1. tense; rigid; stiff

Descendants[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

tandu (n class, plural tandu)

  1. centipede