English
kantoi
Kantoi comes from Malay kantoi ‘busted, caught in the act’.
- Malaymodernkantoi‘busted, caught in the act’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Malaymodernkantoi‘busted, caught in the act’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Malay kantoi
Today it means
adj caught in the act, busted
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Malay kantoi / kantoi