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Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq.
Pronunciation
Noun
tanö (mutated form danö)
- land, earth
Derived terms
(Proper nouns)
References
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəm, from Proto-Austronesian *Canəm.
Pronunciation
Verb
tanö (imperfective mananö)
- (transitive) to plant
- (transitive) to bury
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 202.