antu
Brunei Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayic *qantu (compare Malay hantu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Samoan aitu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (compare Bunun hanitu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]antu
- ghost (spirit appearing after death)
- Ia takut antu.
- He is afraid of ghosts.
- demon (evil spirit)
- Ia sakit lapas kana rasuk ulih antu.
- He fell ill after being possessed by demons.
Derived terms
[edit]- burung antu (“owl”)
Iban
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayic *hantu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.
Noun
[edit]antu
- devil, demon (wicked spirit)
- Nya alai, sida takutka antu.
- Therefore, they fear the devil.
- ghost, familiar spirit (especially of ancestor, in whatever guise it appears)
- the dead
Makasar
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]antu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨈᨘ)
- that (demonstrative, close to addressee)
Related terms
[edit]Malay
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]antu
See also: Pino
Sarawak Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay hantu from Proto-Malayic *hantu (cf. Iban antu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (cf. Buginese anitu, Tagalog anito), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]antu
- ghost (spirit appearing after death)
- Nya takut antu
- He/she is scared of ghosts.
- fanatic
- Nya tok nang antu gepuk.
- He/she is really a fan of gepuk.
Sena
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.
Noun
[edit]antu class 2
Sicilian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly from Latin ante, otherwise from antae. Compare Spanish alante (“in front of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]antu m (plural anta)
- (now dated) after work; place where peasants worked or conversed together
- Ni videmu doppu a l'antu.
- I'll see you later at the after-work club.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
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