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Banjarese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *taŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan. (compare Iban tangan, Indonesian tangan, Malay tangan, Minangkabau tangan).
Pronunciation
Noun
tangan
- hand (part of the body)
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈŋan/,
- Hyphenation: ta‧ngan
Noun
tangán (Basahan spelling ᜆᜅᜈ᜔)
- (anatomy, archaic) thumb
Derived terms
Galician
Verb
tangan
- inflection of tanguer:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *taŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan. (compare Banjarese tangan, Indonesian tangan, Malay tangan, Minangkabau tangan).
Pronunciation
Noun
tangan
- (anatomy) hand (part of the body)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tangan, from Proto-Malayic *taŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan. Compare Banjarese tangan, Iban tangan, Malay tangan, Minangkabau tangan.
Pronunciation
Noun
tangan (plural tangan-tangan, first-person possessive tanganku, second-person possessive tanganmu, third-person possessive tangannya)
- hand:
- the part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- (figurative) that which resembles, has the appearance, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand.
- (figurative) possession, control.
- Synonyms: kekuasaan, pengaruh, perintah
- arm
- lever
Affixed terms
Compounds
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
tangan
- Rōmaji transcription of たんがん
Javanese
Romanization
tangan
- Romanization of ꦠꦔꦤ꧀
Kavalan
Noun
tangan
- door
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *taŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan. (compare Banjarese tangan, Iban tangan, Indonesian tangan, Minangkabau tangan).
Pronunciation
Noun
tangan (Jawi spelling تاڠن, plural tangan-tangan, informal 1st possessive tanganku, 2nd possessive tanganmu, 3rd possessive tangannya)
- hand (part of the body)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Mapun
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan.
Noun
tangan
- (anatomy) hand
Minangkabau
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *taŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan. (compare Banjarese tangan, Iban tangan, Indonesian tangan, Malay tangan).
Pronunciation
Noun
tangan
- (anatomy) hand (part of the body)
Spanish
Verb
tangan
- third-person plural present indicative of tangar
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay tangan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaŋan/,
- Hyphenation: ta‧ngan
Noun
tangan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅᜈ᜔)
- holding of something in one's hand
- Synonym: hawak
- object held by one's hand
- (figurative) possession; ownership (of power, responsibility, etc.)
- Synonym: pagmamay-ari
Derived terms
Related terms
Adjective
tangan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅᜈ᜔)
- held by the hand; in one's hand
- in one's possession or responsibility
Further reading
- “tangan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Yakan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋan.
Noun
tangan
- (anatomy) hand