antu

See also: an tử and án tù

Brunei Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.tu/

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• burung antu (“owl”)

Iban

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈantu]

Pronoun

antu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨈᨘ)

1. that (demonstrative, close to addressee)

Related terms

• antureng

Malay

Pronunciation

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

Noun

antu

1. (Pontianak, Sanggau) alternative spelling of hantu

See also: Pino

Sicilian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin ante, otherwise from antae. Compare Spanish alante (“in front of”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• T'hâ scantari dî màsculi a l'antu e dî fìmmini ô suli
• òmini a l'antu e fìmmini a lu suli, libbiràtini, Signuri

Related terms

• anta
• anticchia
• nnanzi

See also

• travagghiaturi
• travagghiu