hantu

== Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhantu/ Rhymes: -antu Syllabification: han‧tu === Verb === hantu imperative of hanti == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay hantu, from Proto-Malayic *hantu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu. False cognate of English haunt (typically misunderstood in sense of rumah hantu (“haunted house”) or in verb sense menghantui (“to haunt”)) === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhantu/ [ˈhan̪.t̪u] Rhymes: -antu Syllabification: han‧tu === Noun === hantu (plural hantu-hantu) ghost (spirit appearing after death) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hantu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayic *hantu (cf. Iban antu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (cf. Buginese anitu, Tagalog anito), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu. False cognate of English haunt, mainly misunderstood in sense of rumah hantu (“haunted house”). === Pronunciation === (Baku, schwa-variety, /a/-variety) IPA(key): /ˈhantu/ [ˈhan̪.t̪u] Rhymes: -antu, -u Hyphenation: han‧tu === Noun === hantu (Jawi spelling هنتو, plural hantu-hantu or hantu2) (literally) A general term for ghosts, spirits or mystical being. (figurative) spy; secret agent Synonyms: cecunguk, pengintip (figurative) A term for a very bad and evil person; i.e. a miscreant ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: hantu (inherited) → Chinese: 韓都 / 韩都 (Hándū) === References === === Further reading === "hantu" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Noun === hantu genitive/dative singular of hantar (“striker”)