tandu

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tán.dúː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tán.dúː]

Noun

tandū m (plural tandā̀yē, possessed form tandun)

1. A small, leather container for oil, honey, or antimony.
2. 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)

1. sedan chair, palanquin

   Synonyms: kio, pelangkin

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)

1. sedan chair, palanquin

   Synonyms: tanduan, usungan, joli, pelangki, pelangkin, pelangking, (literary) mungkur, (archaic) kadera, (archaic) kedera

2. stretcher (to carry injured person)

Hyponyms

• jempana (royal palanquin); takhta rawan (king's palanquin);

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• tanduan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menandu [agent focus] (meN-)
• bertandu [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• pelompat tandu (“river purse net”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tandu (inherited)
• → Javanese: tandu
• → Toba Batak: tandu

Verb

tandu (Jawi spelling تندو)

1. (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

• tendu

Verb

tandu

1. past participle of tandre

Adjective

tandu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular tandue)

1. tense; rigid; stiff
   • c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:

     Tantost fu la voile tandue

     soon the sail was stiff

Descendants

• French: tendu

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

tandu class IX (plural tandu class X)

1. centipede