tandu

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tán.dúː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tán.dúː]

Noun

tandū m (plural tandā̀yē, possessed form tandun)

1. A small, leather container for oil, honey, or antimony.
2. A gourd-shaped hide drum.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tandu, from Classical Malay tandu, from Tamil தண்டு (taṇṭu, “palanquin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪and̪u]
• Hyphenation: tan‧du

Noun

tandu (plural tandu-tandu, first-person possessive tanduku, second-person possessive tandumu, third-person possessive tandunya)

1. litter (a seat to carry a person), palanquin

   Synonyms: kio, pelangkin

Affixed terms

• bertandu
• menandu
• penandu

 

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 丹廚／丹厨

Further reading

• “tandu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Old French

Alternative forms

• tendu

Verb

tandu

1. past participle of tandre

Adjective

tandu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tandue)

1. tense; rigid; stiff
   • c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:

     Tantost fu la voile tandue

     soon the sail was stiff

Descendants

• French: tendu

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

tandu (n class, plural tandu)

1. centipede