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

  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

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)

Malay

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

Noun

antu

  1. (Pontianak, Sanggau) alternative spelling of hantu
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