antu
Brunei Malay
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayic *qantu (compare Malay hantu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Samoan aitu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (compare Bunun hanitu).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editantu
- 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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayic *hantu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.
Noun
editantu
Makasar
editPronunciation
editPronoun
editantu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨈᨘ)
- that (demonstrative, close to addressee)
Related terms
editMalay
editPronunciation
editNoun
editantu
See also: Pino
Sicilian
editEtymology
editUncertain. Possibly from Latin ante, otherwise from antae. Compare Spanish alante.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editantu 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
editRelated terms
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