"hantu" meaning in Malay

See hantu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hantu/ Forms: هنتو [Jawi], hantu-hantu [plural], hantuku [first-person, informal, possessive], hantumu [possessive, second-person], hantunya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -antu, -tu, -u Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *hantu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*hantu}} Proto-Malayic *hantu, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*qanitu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*qaNiCu}} Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=هنتو}} hantu (Jawi spelling هنتو, plural hantu-hantu, informal 1st possessive hantuku, 2nd possessive hantumu, 3rd possessive hantunya)
  1. ghost (spirit appearing after death)
    Sense id: en-hantu-ms-noun-wun27m7g Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 12 12 12
  2. demon (evil spirit)
    Sense id: en-hantu-ms-noun-nmRvkky~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: burung hantu (english: owl), kera hantu (english: tarsier)

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "owl",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "form": "هنتو",
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        "Jawi"
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    },
    {
      "form": "hantumu",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/hantu/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-antu"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-tu"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
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      "english": "tarsier",
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    },
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      "form": "hantuku",
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    },
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      "form": "hantumu",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "hantunya",
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          "english": "He is afraid of ghosts.",
          "text": "Ia takut hantu.",
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        }
      ],
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        "demon (evil spirit)"
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      "ipa": "/hantu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-antu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-tu"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hantu"
}

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