anito

See also: Anito and añito

English

Etymology

From Spanish anito, Tagalog anito, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Noun

anito (countable and uncountable, plural anitos)

  1. (countable) In Guam and the Philippines, an idol, fetish, or spirit.
    Hyponym: taotao
  2. (uncountable) Synonym of anitism (“folk religion of the Philippines”)

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧ni‧to
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈnito/, [ʔɐˈni.to]

Noun

anito (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. idol; heathen deity; god
    Synonym: diyos-diyosan
  2. idolatry; animism
    Synonym: animismo
  3. superstitious custom; superstitious practice
    Synonym: pamahiin
  4. amulet
Derived terms
  • mag-anito
  • mang-aanito
  • pag-aanito
See also

Etymology 2

Univerbation of ani +‎ nito.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧ni‧to
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔanito/, [ˈʔa.nɪ.to]

Adverb

ánitó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. according to this
  • anire
  • aniyon

Yami

Etymology

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

Noun

anito

  1. evil spirit
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.