"eni" meaning in Pohnpeian

See eni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Micronesian *anitu (“god, spirit”), from Proto-Oceanic *qanitu (“ghost, spirit of the dead”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (“ghost, spirit of the dead”), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (“ghost, spirit of the dead”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pon|poz-mic-pro|*anitu|t=god, spirit}} Proto-Micronesian *anitu (“god, spirit”), {{inh|pon|poz-oce-pro|*qanitu|t=ghost, spirit of the dead}} Proto-Oceanic *qanitu (“ghost, spirit of the dead”), {{inh|pon|poz-pro|*qanitu|t=ghost, spirit of the dead}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (“ghost, spirit of the dead”), {{inh|pon|map-pro|*qaNiCu|t=ghost, spirit of the dead}} Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (“ghost, spirit of the dead”) Head templates: {{head|pon|noun}} eni
  1. ghost
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