anito
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish anito, Tagalog anito, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.
Noun[edit]
anito (countable and uncountable, plural anitos)
- (countable) ancestor spirit in Indigenous Philippine folk religions
- Hyponym: taotao
- (uncountable) Synonym of anitism (“folk religion of the Philippines”)
Anagrams[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (c.f. Samoan aitu, Malay hantu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (c.f. Bunun hanitu).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈnito/ [ʔɐˈni.to]
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: a‧ni‧to
Noun[edit]
anito (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ)
- idol; heathen deity; god
- Synonym: diyos-diyosan
- idolatry; animism
- Synonym: animismo
- superstitious custom; superstitious practice
- Synonym: pamahiin
- amulet
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Univerbation of ani + nito.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔanito/ [ˈʔa.nɪ.to]
- Rhymes: -anito
- Syllabification: a‧ni‧to
Adverb[edit]
ánitó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜓ)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “anito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qaNiCu”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Yami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Samoan aitu, Malay hantu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (compare Bunun hanitu).
Noun[edit]
anito
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- English terms derived from Spanish
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- English terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- English terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ito
- Rhymes:Tagalog/ito/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog univerbations
- Rhymes:Tagalog/anito
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- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog adverbs
- Yami terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Yami terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Yami terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
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- Yami lemmas
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