anti
Bingham
æn/ti
n. god, spirit, ghost.
va. skillful, dextrous,.
va. sound or fresh as an egg.
Sabatier
anti
n. God, spirit, ghost, phantom, spectre, demon, devil.
ex. te anti ma aomata: human hero become god, spirit.
n. te boua n anti stone of the anti or idol.
ex. te kai n anti: sudden pain of unknown cause.
v. karereanti: to curse, to curse by the anti, to give up to the anger of the anti.
ex. butika ma te anti: to meet the....
see winanti, baibainanti:
a. fugitive, transient, unreal, invisible, not developed.
ex.
- e anti namakaina: the moon does not appear (is invisible).
- e anti te bunnimoa: the egg is fresh.
- e aomata te bunnimoa: the egg is fertile.
- e aomata namakaina: the moon is again visible.
a. wild, savage (hard to see or take, takes flight at the approach of humans, timid, unsociable).
ex.
- te moa anti: a wild fowl.
- e moa anti: he is not tame, he is timid.
- te katama anti: a wild cat or wild beast.
- e katama anti: it is savage.
- te kamea anti: a wild dog, wolf or ferocious animal.
vc. ka-antia: to consider as sagave.
a. handy, clever, skilful like the anti.
Goo & Banner
anti
sn. Cenchrus echinatus L. (z).
Topics: Spirits, myth and belief, Animal and plant names (Goo & Banner)