antu

== 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 ghost (spirit appearing after death) demon (evil spirit) ==== Derived terms ==== burung antu (“owl”) == Iban == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayic *hantu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu. === Noun === antu devil, demon (wicked spirit) ghost, familiar spirit (especially of ancestor, in whatever guise it appears) the dead == Makasar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈantu] === Pronoun === antu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨈᨘ) that (demonstrative, close to addressee) ==== Related terms ==== == Malay == === Pronunciation === (Pontianak, Sanggau) IPA(key): [antu] === Noun === antu (Pontianak, Sanggau) alternative spelling of hantu == Sena == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀. === Noun === antu class 2 plural of muntu dated spelling of anthu == 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) (now dated) after work; place where peasants worked or conversed together ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ====