antan

See also: an tan, àntàn, and àntān

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French antan, from Latin ante annum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tɑ̃/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: entend, entends

Noun

antan m (plural antans)

1. (archaic) last year
2. 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.

Derived terms

• hockey d’antan
• neiges d’antan
• se soucier de quelque chose comme des neiges d’antan

Further reading

• “antan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• tanna

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay antan, from Old Javanese hantĕn. Doublet of alu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.tan/, [ˈan.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: an‧tan

Noun

antan (plural antan-antan, first-person possessive antanku, second-person possessive antanmu, third-person possessive antannya)

1. pestle

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese hantĕn. Doublet of alu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈantan/ [ˈan.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

antan (Jawi spelling انتن, plural antan-antan, informal 1st possessive antanku, 2nd possessive antanmu, 3rd possessive antannya)

1. pestle

Descendants

• Indonesian: antan

Further reading

• “antan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.