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Rade
Etymology 1
From Proto-Chamic *ʔantɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.
Noun
mtâo (classifier čô or drei)
- ghost; spirit
- Synonym: ksơ̆k
Etymology 2
From Proto-Chamic *matɔw.
Noun
mtâo (classifier čô)
- child-in-law
Derived terms
References
- James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58), 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