atuw

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• ꨀꨓꨭꨥ

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu. Related to Indonesian hantu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔa.taʊ/

Noun

atuw

1. soul; spirit of the dead; corpse

Turkmen

Etymology

From atmak (“to shoot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atuβ/

Noun

atuw

1. execution by firearms