tahun

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As

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian tahun.

Noun

tahun

  1. year

References

Coastal Kadazan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talun, from Proto-Austronesian *CaluN.

Noun

tahun

  1. forest

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay tahun, from Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Maori tau).

Pronunciation

Noun

tahun (plural tahun-tahun)

  1. year:
    1. 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).
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
    5. (higher education) A level or grade in school or college.
      Synonym: kelas

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Descendants

  • As: tahun

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)

  1. 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

  1. year

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun.

Noun

tahun

  1. year
  2. 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)

  1. year

Ternate

Etymology

From Classical Malay تاهون (tahun).

Pronunciation

Noun

tahun (Jawi تاهن)

  1. a year

Alternative forms

References

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