tahi

'Are'are

Verb

tahi

1. to leave

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq, from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS (“to sew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈhiʔ/,

• IPA^(key): /taˈʔiʔ/, (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ta‧hi

Noun

tahî (Basahan spelling ᜆᜑᜒ or ᜆᜁ)

1. stitch
2. sewing; stitching

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈhiʔ/,
• Hyphenation: ta‧hi

Noun

tahî

1. stitch

Verb

tahî

1. to sew
2. to stitch

Conjugation

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

Older/archaic variant of tai; see it for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑhi/,
• Rhymes: -ɑhi
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧hi

Conjunction

tahi

1. (coordinating, now chiefly law, otherwise dialectal or archaic) or

Usage notes

See the usage notes under tai.

Further reading

• “tahi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• -htia, Ahti, ahti, hait, thai

Hawaiian

Numeral

tahi

1. Niʻihau form of kahi (“one”)

Higaonon

Verb

tahì

1. to sew

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tahi.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ta.hi/
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ta.i/
• Rhymes: -ahi, -hi, -i

Noun

tahi (first-person possessive tahiku, second-person possessive tahimu, third-person possessive tahinya)

1. excrement, shit, feces

   Synonyms: berak, tinja

2. (extension) muck, filth, dregs

Alternative forms

• tai (nonstandard, colloquial)

See also

• buang air besar

Further reading

• “tahi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Kanamari

Noun

tahi

1. water
   • 2010, F. Queixalós, Grammatical relations in Katukina-Kanamari, in Ergativity in Amazonia, page 258:

     hanian tan wa-dyuman tahi yu?

     who here ANTIPASSIVE-spread water INTERROGATION

     who spread the water here?

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Cognate with Paiwan caqi, Tagalog tae, Malagasy tay, Palauan dach, Samoan tae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tahi/
• Rhymes: -ahi, -hi, -i

Noun

tahi (Jawi spelling تاهي, plural tahi-tahi, informal 1st possessive tahiku, 2nd possessive tahimu, 3rd possessive tahinya)

1. excrement, feces, droppings

Derived terms

• tahi konspirasi (“conspiracy theorist”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tahi (inherited)

See also

• berak

Further reading

• “tahi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi, from Proto-Oceanic , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

tahi

1. one, single

Adverb

tahi

1. together, as one, in unison.

Noun

tahi

1. sweeping action

Verb

tahi

1. to sweep, clear away

Derived terms

• kotahi (“united”)

Mori Bawah

Noun

tahi

1. the sea

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 684

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi.

Noun

tahi

1. excrement, feces
2. rust
3. slag

Derived terms

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦠꦲꦶ (tai) (inherited)

Further reading

• "tahi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi. Cognates include Hawaiian kahi and Maori tahi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.hi/
• Hyphenation: ta‧hi

Numeral

tahi

1. one

Adverb

tahi

1. all, entirely, fully

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, pages 203, 205
• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, pages 147, 173

South Marquesan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

tahi

1. one

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq, from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS (“to sew”). Cognate with Kavalan tais, tmais, Paiwan tsaqis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈhiʔ/,
• Hyphenation: ta‧hi

Noun

tahî (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜒ)

1. sewing; stitching

   Synonyms: pagtahi, pananahi, pagkatahi

2. stitch
3. clothing material to be sewn

   Synonym: tahiin

Derived terms

Adjective

tahî (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜒ)

1. sewn; stitched

   Synonym: tinahi

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq.

Verb

tahi (used in the form magtahi)

1. to sew

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

tahi

1. (transitive) to pour out

Conjugation

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi. Cognates include Hawaiian kahi and Samoan tasi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ta‧hi

Verb

tahi

1. (stative) to be one

Derived terms

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 375

Tongan

Noun

tahi

1. sea
2. ocean
3. beach
4. tide

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

tahi

1. one