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antan

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See also: an tan, àntàn, and àntān

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French antan, from Latin ante annum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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antan m (plural antans)

  1. (archaic) last year
  2. yesteryear, the old days, yore
    Mes amours d’antan.
    My loves from long ago.

Usage notes

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It is never used as a stand-alone noun anymore, but only preceded by the preposition de (d’antan), thus functioning as an adjectival phrase.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay antan, from Old Javanese hantĕn. Doublet of alu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈan.tan/, [ˈan.t̪an]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: an‧tan

Noun

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antan (plural antan-antan)

  1. pestle

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese hantĕn. Doublet of alu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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antan (Jawi spelling انتن, plural antan-antan, informal 1st possessive antanku, 2nd possessive antanmu, 3rd possessive antannya)

  1. pestle

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: antan

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