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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
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *hantu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.
Noun
antu
- devil, demon (wicked spirit)
Nya alai, sida takutka antu.- Therefore, they fear the devil.
- ghost, familiar spirit (especially of ancestor, in whatever guise it appears)
- the dead
Makasar
Pronunciation
Pronoun
antu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨈᨘ)
- that (demonstrative, close to addressee)
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Pontianak, Sanggau) IPA(key):
Noun
antu
- (Pontianak, Sanggau) alternative spelling of hantu
Sicilian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Latin ante, otherwise from antae. Compare Spanish alante (“in front of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan.tu/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: àn‧tu
Noun
antu 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
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