tahan

See also: tahán, taħan, and tähän

English

Etymology

From Malay tahan.

Pronunciation

(Singapore) IPA^(key): /ˈta.han/,

Verb

tahan (invariable)

(colloquial, Malaysia, Singapore) To endure; to bear.
- 2017, Wong Kim Hoh, It Changed My Life: What Tan Swie Hian wants - a free mind, The Sunday Times:
  "Many local artists cannot tahan me," he says, using the Malay word for "tolerate". "If you live next to Picasso, can you tahan or not?"
- 2017, Zhangxin Zheng, Here’s why you shouldn’t be alarmed by pictures of “flooding” in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Mothership.sg
  The 3.2km meandering naturalised river at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park used to be a 2.7 km long straight concrete Kallang channel in the past, which would not otherwise have been able to tahan as much rainwater as it now does.
- 2017, 8 Things Malaysians Immediately Do When They Get a New Car... Which One Have You Done?, CILISOS (Current Issues Tambah Pedas)
  If you’re buying a new car, especially a better one than your previous, it’s gonna be able to tahan your need for speed. Step on the pedal only la, why so kancheong?

Derived terms

buay tahan

Anagrams

Ahtna, Anath, Athan, athan, tanah, tanha, thana

Estonian

Verb

tahan

first-person singular present indicative of tahtma

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tahan, from Classical Malay تاهن (tahan), from Proto-Malayic *tahən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (“to hold back, to keep in reserve”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtahan/,
Hyphenation: ta‧han
Rhymes: -han, -an, -n

Adjective

tahan

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.han/,
Hyphenation: ta‧han
Rhymes: -han, -an

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *tahən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (“to hold back, to keep in reserve”).

Verb

tahan (Jawi spelling تاهن)

to endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist
tahan lapar ― to endure hunger

tahan sakit ― to endure the pain
to be lasting, to be persisting (in)
to be sufficient (for a certain period)
(of an object) to be firm, to be strong
(of a disease) to improve, to be on the mend

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

bertahan (“to be holding fast to”) (beR-)
dipertahankan (“to be persisted”) (peR- + di- + -kan)
pertahan (“to be held back”) (peR-)
pertahani (“to be controlled”) (peR- + -i)
pertahankan (“to be endured”) (peR- + -kan)
ketahanan (“defensiveness; durability”) (ke-an)
memertahankan (“to maintain; to preserve”) (peR- + meN- + -kan)
menahan (“to block; to hold back”) (meN-)
menahani (“to block; to control”) (meN- + -i)
menahankan (“to make something durable”) (meN- + -kan)
penahan (“defender”) (peN-)
penahanan (“defending; controlling”) (peN- + -an)
pertahan (“defence”) (peR-)
tahanan (“hindrance; obstacle”) (-an)
tahankan (“to cause something or someone to block”) (-kan)
tertahan (“to be able to block”) (teR-)
tertahani (“to be controllable”) (teR- + -i)
tertahan-tahan (“(already be) off and on; disjointed(ly)”) (redup + teR-)

Descendants

Indonesian: tahan
→ Cantonese: 打限 (daa² haan⁶)
→ English: tahan
→ Min Nan: 打限 (tá-hān)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan, *taqən, from Proto-Austronesian *taqan (“to set a trap, to set a snare”).

Verb

tahan (Jawi spelling تاهن)

to cast a net (to catch fish), to set a trap (to catch animal, fish, etc.)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

tertahan (“(already be) cast a net”) (teR-)

Etymology 3

Noun

tahan (Jawi spelling تاهن, plural tahan-tahan, informal 1st possessive tahanku, 2nd possessive tahanmu, 3rd possessive tahannya)

(navigation) a rope installed from the top of a mast to the rear of a boat

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Possibly borrowed from Malay tahan (“holding out against; resistance; restraint; to sustain”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (“to hold back, to keep in reserve”). Possible doublet of taan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtahan/, (noun, interjection)

IPA^(key): /taˈhan/,
Hyphenation: ta‧han

Noun

tahan or tahán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜈ᜔)

stopping from crying
(loosely) stopping; ceasing (of rain, running, etc.)
Synonyms: hinto, tigil, humpay, tugot, likat, paghinto, pagtigil, paghumpay, pagtugot, paglikat
temporary suspension (of work)
Synonyms: pagkatigil, pagkapatigil, pagkahinto, pagkapahinto

Derived terms

Interjection

tahan or tahán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜈ᜔)

said to someone crying to stop crying: stop crying!

Adjective

tahán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜈ᜔)

no longer crying (especially of a baby or child)
not moving; resting; at rest
Synonyms: tigil, nakatigil, hinto, nakahinto
not working; resting
Synonyms: namamahinga, nagpapahinga

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahan (“abode, place of residence”), from a metathesis of Proto-Austronesian *taNaS (“village; place of residence”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtahan/,

IPA^(key): /taˈhan/,
Hyphenation: ta‧han

Noun

tahan or tahán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜈ᜔)

residing; living (in a house, etc.)
Synonyms: tira, pagtira, paninirahan
temporary stay or sojourn
Synonyms: tuloy, pagtuloy, panunulayan
staying of water in a low place (as after rain)
Synonym: pamamahay

Derived terms

References

^ Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “bear, endure”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
^ Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*taNaS”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tetum

Noun

tahan

[1] Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “bear, endure”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

[2] Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*taNaS”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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