anito

See also: Anito and añito

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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”)

Anagrams

• -ation, Aiton, Naito, Otani, Taino, Taíno, Tiano, Tonia

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈnito/, [ʔʌˈniː.to]
• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧to

Noun

aníto

1. spirit

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈnito/ [ʔɐˈn̪iː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: a‧ni‧to

Noun

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

Derived terms

• mag-anito
• mang-aanito
• pag-aanito

 

See also

• diwata
• engkanto
• anino

Etymology 2

Univerbation of ani +‎ nito.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔanito/ [ˌʔaː.n̪ɪˈt̪o]
• Rhymes: -anito
• Syllabification: a‧ni‧to

Adverb

ánitó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

1. according to this

Related terms

• anire
• aniyon

 

Further reading

• “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

Anagrams

• Otani

Yami

Etymology

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

Noun

anito

1. evil spirit