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Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tan.tu/
- Rhymes: -tu
- Hyphenation: tan‧tu
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Javanese tantu (“cord, thread; cause of continuity; continuous existence; thread of a story; fixed order, establishment of the world order; established holy place”), from Sanskrit तन्तु (tantu). Cognate of Indonesian tentu.
Adverb
ꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦸ (tantu)
- (colloquial) of course
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Javanese tantu (“cord, thread; cause of continuity; continuous existence; thread of a story; fixed order, establishment of the world order; established holy place”), from Sanskrit तन्तु (tantu).
Noun
ꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦸ (tantu)
- (archaic) cord
- (archaic) thread:
- (archaic) a long, thin and flexible form of material, generally with a round cross-section, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string.
- (archaic) a continued theme or idea.
Further reading
- “tantu” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary , Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special , 2023.