See also: an tử and án tù

Brunei Malay edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *qantu (compare Malay hantu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Samoan aitu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (compare Bunun hanitu).

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Noun edit

antu

  1. ghost (spirit appearing after death)
    Ia takut antu.
    He is afraid of ghosts.
  2. demon (evil spirit)
    Ia sakit lapas kana rasuk ulih antu.
    He fell ill after being possessed by demons.

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Iban edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *hantu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Noun edit

antu

  1. devil, demon (wicked spirit)
    Nya alai, sida takutka antu.
    Therefore, they fear the devil.
  2. ghost, familiar spirit (especially of ancestor, in whatever guise it appears)
  3. the dead

Makasar edit

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Pronoun edit

antu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨈᨘ)

  1. that (demonstrative, close to addressee)

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Malay edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Pontianak, Sanggau) IPA(key): [antu]

Noun edit

antu

  1. (Pontianak, Sanggau) alternative spelling of hantu
See also: Pino

Sicilian edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin ante, otherwise from antae. Compare Spanish alante.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈan.tu/ (Standard)
  • Hyphenation: àn‧tu

Noun edit

antu m (plural anta)

  1. (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.

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