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Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian tahun.
Noun
tahun
- year
References
Coastal Kadazan
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talun, from Proto-Austronesian *CaluN.
Noun
tahun
- forest
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tahun, from Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Maori tau).
Pronunciation
Noun
tahun (plural tahun-tahun)
- year:
- A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).
- The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
- A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
- A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
- (higher education) A level or grade in school or college.
- Synonym: kelas
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Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Maori tau).
Pronunciation
Noun
tahun (Jawi spelling تاهون, plural tahun-tahun, informal 1st possessive tahunku, 2nd possessive tahunmu, 3rd possessive tahunnya)
- year
Descendants
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تاهن tahoen”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 96
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تاهن tahun”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 156
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tahun”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 515-6
Further reading
Minangkabau
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Maori tau).
Noun
tahun
- year
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun.
Noun
tahun
- year
- seasonal crop
Descendants
Tausug
Etymology
From Malay tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tahun/
- Rhymes: -un
- Syllabification: ta‧hun
Noun
tahun (Sulat Sūg spelling تَهُنْ)
- year
Ternate
Etymology
From Classical Malay تاهون (tahun).
Pronunciation
Noun
tahun (Jawi تاهن)
- a year
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh