aitu

English

Noun

aitu (plural aitus or aitu)

  1. A ghost or spirit, often malevolent, in Polynesian mythology.

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Latvian

Noun

aitu f

  1. accusative singular form of aita
  2. instrumental singular form of aita
  3. genitive plural form of aita

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Samoan aitu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Malay hantu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (compare Bunun hanitu).

Noun

aitu

  1. (mythology) atua of disaster and death
  2. demons
  3. sickness
  4. calamity, misery
  5. grief, sorrow
  6. woe

Adjective

aitu

  1. sorrowful
  2. woeful

Derived terms

  • aituā

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Samoan aitu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Malay hantu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (compare Bunun hanitu).

Noun

aitu

  1. ghost (supernatural being)

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Niuean aitu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu (compare Malay hantu), from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu (compare Bunun hanitu).

Noun

aitu

  1. ghost
  2. spirit
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