nanti
English
Etymology
Borrowing from Sabir nanti, from Italian niente, from Latin ne gentem (“no person, no one”), nec entem, ne entem or ne inde.
Determiner
nanti
- (Polari) No; not any.
- 1851, Henry Mayhew, “Our Street Folk”, in London Labour and the London Poor, volume 3, published 1861, The Canvas Clown, page 126:
- There was no clown for the pantomime, for he had disappointed us, and of course they couldn't get on without one; so, to keep the concern going, old Johnson, who know I was a good tumbler, came up to me, and said 'he had nanti vampo, and your nabs must fake it;' which means,—We have no clown, and you must do it.
- 2004, Paul Baker, Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang:
- She's with the trade your mother charvaed yesterday. Some omees have nanti taste!
Derived terms
- nanti palaver (“hold your tongue”), nanti dinarly (“no money”), nanti parnarly (“be careful”)
French
Etymology
Past participle of nantir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑ̃.ti/
Adjective
nanti (feminine nantie, masculine plural nantis, feminine plural nanties)
- paid, having received wages
- rich, well-off, well-to-do
Participle
nanti (feminine nantie, masculine plural nantis, feminine plural nanties)
- past participle of nantir
Further reading
- “nanti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nan.ti/
Derived terms
- menanti
Latin
Malay
Alternative forms
- nt (SMS slang)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nanti/
- Rhymes: -anti, -ti, -i
Further reading
- “nanti” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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