tandu
Hausa
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
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪and̪u]
- Hyphenation: tan‧du
Noun
tandu (plural tandu-tandu, first-person possessive tanduku, second-person possessive tandumu, third-person possessive tandunya)
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.
Old French
Alternative forms
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
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