mtâo

See also: mtao

Rade

Etymology 1

From Proto-Chamic *ʔantɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Noun

mtâo (classifier čô or drei)

1. ghost; spirit

   Synonym: ksơ̆k

Etymology 2

From Proto-Chamic *matɔw.

Noun

mtâo (classifier čô)

1. child-in-law

Derived terms

• mtâo mniê
• mtâo êkei

 

References

• James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 97