tantu
Asturian
Adjective
tantu m sg (feminine singular tanta, neuter singular tanto, masculine plural tantos, feminine plural tantes)
Noun
tantu m (plural tantos)
Fala
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtantu/
- Rhymes: -antu
- Syllabification: tan‧tu
Determiner
tantu m sg (feminine tanta, masculine plural tantus, feminine plural tantas)
Pronoun
tantu m sg (feminine tanta, masculine plural tantus, feminine plural tantas)
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Javanese
Romanization
tantu
- romanization of ꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦸ
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit तन्तु (tantu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tan.tu/
- Rhymes: -tu
- Hyphenation: tan‧tu
Noun
tantu
- cord, thread
- cause of continuity
- continuous existence
- thread of a story
- fixed order, establishment of the world order
- established holy place
Derived terms
- paratantu
- pinaratantu
- tinantu
Descendants
Further reading
- "tantu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀢𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- तन्तु (Devanagari script)
- তন্তু (Bengali script)
- තන්තු (Sinhalese script)
- တန္တု or တၼ္တု or တၼ်တု (Burmese script)
- ตนฺตุ or ตันตุ (Thai script)
- ᨲᨶ᩠ᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
- ຕນ຺ຕຸ or ຕັນຕຸ (Lao script)
- តន្តុ (Khmer script)
- 𑄖𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit तन्तु (tantu). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀢𑀼 (taṃtu).
Noun
tantu m
Declension
Declension table of "tantu" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | tantu | tantavo or tantū |
Accusative (second) | tantuṃ | tantavo or tantū |
Instrumental (third) | tantunā | tantūhi or tantūbhi |
Dative (fourth) | tantussa or tantuno | tantūnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | tantusmā or tantumhā | tantūhi or tantūbhi |
Genitive (sixth) | tantussa or tantuno | tantūnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | tantusmiṃ or tantumhi | tantūsu |
Vocative (calling) | tantu | tantave or tantavo |
References
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “tantu”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 296
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tantu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 322
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese tanto and Spanish tanto.
Adjective
tantu
Adverb
tantu
Sicilian
Adjective
tantu (feminine singular tanta, masculine and feminine plural tanti)