"antu" meaning in Iban

See antu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *hantu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu. Etymology templates: {{inh|iba|poz-mly-pro|*hantu}} Proto-Malayic *hantu, {{inh|iba|poz-pro|*qanitu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, {{inh|iba|map-pro|*qaNiCu}} Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu Head templates: {{head|iba|noun}} antu
  1. devil, demon (wicked spirit)
    Sense id: en-antu-iba-noun-vXDMYdGP
  2. ghost, familiar spirit (especially of ancestor, in whatever guise it appears)
    Sense id: en-antu-iba-noun-QHfrMART Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Iban entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 33 6 13 41 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 5 11 52 5 Disambiguation of Iban entries with incorrect language header: 15 81 4
  3. the dead
    Sense id: en-antu-iba-noun-SAuRNoqa
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*hantu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *hantu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*qanitu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*qaNiCu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *hantu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "antu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Therefore, they fear the devil.",
          "text": "Nya alai, sida takutka antu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "devil, demon (wicked spirit)"
      ],
      "id": "en-antu-iba-noun-vXDMYdGP",
      "links": [
        [
          "devil",
          "devil#English"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 6 13 41 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 5 11 52 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 81 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ghost, familiar spirit (especially of ancestor, in whatever guise it appears)"
      ],
      "id": "en-antu-iba-noun-QHfrMART",
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost#English"
        ],
        [
          "familiar",
          "familiar#English"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the dead"
      ],
      "id": "en-antu-iba-noun-SAuRNoqa",
      "links": [
        [
          "dead",
          "dead#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "antu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Iban entries with incorrect language header",
    "Iban lemmas",
    "Iban nouns",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayic",
    "Iban terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayic",
    "Iban terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-mly-pro",
        "3": "*hantu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayic *hantu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*qanitu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*qaNiCu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayic *hantu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iba",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "antu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Iban",
  "lang_code": "iba",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Iban terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Therefore, they fear the devil.",
          "text": "Nya alai, sida takutka antu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "devil, demon (wicked spirit)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "devil",
          "devil#English"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ghost, familiar spirit (especially of ancestor, in whatever guise it appears)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost#English"
        ],
        [
          "familiar",
          "familiar#English"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the dead"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dead",
          "dead#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "antu"
}

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