tandu
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
tandū m (plural tandā̀yē, possessed form tandun)
- A small, leather container for oil, honey, or antimony.
- A gourd-shaped hide drum.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tandu, from Classical Malay tandu, from Tamil தண்டு (taṇṭu, “palanquin”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtandu/ [ˈt̪an.du]
- Rhymes: -andu
- Syllabification: tan‧du
Noun
tandu (plural tandu-tandu)
Affixed terms
- bertandu
- menandu
- penandu
Descendants
- → Min Nan: 丹廚 / 丹厨
Further reading
- “tandu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Malay tandu, from Tamil தண்டு (taṇṭu, “palanquin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtandu/ [ˈt̪an.du]
- Rhymes: -ndu, -u
- Hyphenation: tan‧du
Noun
tandu (Jawi spelling تندو, plural tandu-tandu)
- sedan chair, palanquin
- stretcher (to carry injured person)
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Descendants
Verb
tandu (Jawi spelling تندو)
- (colloquial, transitive) to carry the sedan chair
- Synonyms: menandu, mengusung, menyundut
References
- "tandu" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Further reading
- “tandu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old French
Alternative forms
Verb
tandu
- past participle of tandre
Adjective
tandu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tandue)
- tense; rigid; stiff
- c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
- Tantost fu la voile tandue
- soon the sail was stiff
Descendants
- French: tendu
Swahili
Pronunciation
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Noun
tandu class IX (plural tandu class X)