antu
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *qantu (compare Malay hantu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Samoan aitu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (compare Bunun hanitu).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- burung antu (“owl”)
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *qantu (compare Malay hantu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Samoan aitu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (compare Bunun hanitu).
Noun
antu
Categories:
- Brunei Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Brunei Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Brunei Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Brunei Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Brunei Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Brunei Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Brunei Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Brunei Malay lemmas
- Brunei Malay nouns
- Brunei Malay terms with usage examples
- Malay terms with usage examples
- Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayic
- Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Iban terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Iban terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Iban lemmas
- Iban nouns