mtâo

See also: mtao

Rade

Etymology 1

From Proto-Chamic *ʔantɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Noun

mtâo (classifier čô or drei)

  1. ghost; spirit
    Synonym: ksơ̆k

Etymology 2

From Proto-Chamic *matɔw.

Noun

mtâo (classifier čô)

  1. child-in-law
Derived terms
  • mtâo mniê
  • mtâo êkei

References
  • James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 97
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