anting-anting

English

Etymology

From Philippine anting-anting.

Noun

anting-anting (plural anting-antings)

1. (Philippines) A Filipino amulet or talisman.

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Malay antingredup.

Malay anting-antingbor.

Cebuano anting-anting

Borrowed from Malay anting-anting (“dangling earrings; pendulum”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an‧ting-an‧ting
• IPA^(key): /ˌʔantiŋ ˈʔantiŋ/ [ˌʔan̪.t̪ɪŋ ˈʔan̪.t̪ɪŋ]

Noun

anting-anting

1. a talisman; a magical object worn for protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or to confer the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or powers; an amulet

   Synonym: panagang

Hiligaynon

Noun

antíng-ánting

1. amulet, talisman

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay anting-anting, from reduplication of anting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈantɪŋ ˈantɪŋ]

Noun

anting-anting (plural anting-anting)

1. earring

   Synonyms: kerabu, pelik, subang

Further reading

• “anting-anting”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Makasar

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay anting-anting (“pendant earring; wattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /antiˈŋantiŋ/, [ãn̪.t̪ʰi.ˈŋãn̪.t̪ʰĩŋ]
• Syllabification: an‧ting‧-an‧ting

Noun

anting-anting (Lontara spelling ᨕᨈᨗᨕᨈᨗ or 𑻱𑻦𑻳𑻱𑻦𑻳, definite anting-antinga, 3rd person possessive anting-antinna)

1. (jewelry) earring, pendant earring, drop earring (ring-shaped ear ornament with a hanging pendant)
2. (zoology, anatomy) wattle, tassel (hanging flap of skin under the ears of a certain breed of goat)

Verb

anting-anting (Lontara spelling ᨕᨈᨗᨕᨈᨗ or 𑻱𑻦𑻳𑻱𑻦𑻳)

1. (transitive) to adorn with pendants, to furnish with hanging ornaments (attested in the passive nianting-anting)

Derived terms

compounds

• anting-anting burangasaʼ
• anting-anting cendoloʼ
• anting-anting intang
• bembe anting-anting
• bunga anting-anting

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, pages 22–23

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of anting.

Noun

anting-anting (plural anting-anting)

1. earring

Synonyms

• subang

Descendants

• → Cebuano: anting-anting
• → Hiligaynon: antíng-ánting
• Indonesian: anting-anting
• → Tagalog: anting-anting

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Malay antingredup.

Malay anting-antingbor.

Tagalog anting-anting

Borrowed from Malay anting-anting (“dangling earrings; pendulum”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanˌtiŋ ʔanˈtiŋ/ [ʔɐn̪ˌt̪ɪŋ ʔɐn̪ˈt̪ɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: an‧ting-an‧ting

Noun

antíng-antíng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜀᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. amulet; talisman

   Synonyms: agimat, amuleto, talisman

See also

• mantala
• pamayinan
• suang

Further reading

• “anting-anting”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018