"anito" meaning in Tagalog

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌʔaniˈto/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˌʔaː.n̪ɪˈt̪o] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ánitó [canonical], ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: Univerbation of ani + nito. Etymology templates: {{univ|tl|ani|nito}} Univerbation of ani + nito Head templates: {{tl-adv|ánitó|b=+}} ánitó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ)
  1. according to this Related terms: anire, aniyon
    Sense id: en-anito-tl-adv-j7dRwUCL Categories (other): Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog univerbations Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 32 22 10 36 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 32 22 11 35 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog univerbations: 24 33 17 27 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ʔaˈnito/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɐˈn̪iː.t̪o] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ito Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu Tagalog anito From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (cf. Samoan aitu, Malay hantu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (cf. Bunun hanitu). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:inh|poz-pro:*qanitu|id=idol|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu Tagalog anito [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*qanitu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "anito", "lang" : "tl" }" data-id="idol" data-lang="tl" data-title="anito" id="Tagalog:_idol">, {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*qanitu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, {{cog|sm|aitu}} Samoan aitu, {{cog|ms|hantu}} Malay hantu, {{inh|tl|map-pro|*qaNiCu}} Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu, {{cog|bnn|hanitu}} Bunun hanitu Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} anito (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ)
  1. idol; heathen deity; god Synonyms: diyos-diyosan
    Sense id: en-anito-tl-noun-WH9CAPQ6 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog univerbations, Anitism Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 32 22 10 36 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 32 22 11 35 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog univerbations: 24 33 17 27 0 Disambiguation of Anitism: 21 33 21 25 0
  2. idolatry; animism Synonyms: animismo
    Sense id: en-anito-tl-noun-mq-T5E77 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog univerbations Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 32 22 11 35 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog univerbations: 24 33 17 27 0
  3. superstitious custom; superstitious practice Synonyms: pamahiin
    Sense id: en-anito-tl-noun-hrCUT4yR Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog univerbations Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 15 47 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 23 14 50 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 26 12 50 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 27 18 15 40 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 32 22 10 36 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 32 22 11 35 0 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 28 14 45 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog univerbations: 24 33 17 27 0
  4. amulet
    Sense id: en-anito-tl-noun-aPqJr-Pl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anitoismo, mag-anito, mang-aanito, pag-aanito Related terms: anitera, anitismo, diwata, engkanto, anino
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of ani + nito.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ánitó",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ánitó",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "ánitó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ)",
      "name": "tl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧ni‧to"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "a‧ni‧to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "anire"
    },
    {
      "word": "aniyon"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "according to this"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "according to",
          "according to"
        ],
        [
          "this",
          "this"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌʔaniˈto/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌʔaː.n̪ɪˈt̪o]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    }
  ],
  "word": "anito"
}

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