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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French antan, from Latin ante annum.
Pronunciation
Noun
antan m (plural antans)
- (archaic) last year
- yesteryear, the old days, yore
Mes amours d’antan.- My loves from long ago.
Usage notes
It is never used as a stand-alone noun anymore, but only preceded by the preposition de (d’antan), thus functioning as an adjectival phrase.
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay antan, from Old Javanese hantĕn. Doublet of alu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan.tan/,
- Rhymes: -an
- Hyphenation: an‧tan
Noun
antan (plural antan-antan, first-person possessive antanku, second-person possessive antanmu, third-person possessive antannya)
- pestle
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Malay
Etymology
From Old Javanese hantĕn. Doublet of alu.
Pronunciation
Noun
antan (Jawi spelling انتن, plural antan-antan, informal 1st possessive antanku, 2nd possessive antanmu, 3rd possessive antannya)
- pestle
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