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Etymology
Inherited from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tany m (plural tanys)
- (botany) sprout
- Synonym: rebrot
- (botany) sucker (sprout growing from the base of a tree)
Further reading
Malagasy
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq. Compare Malay tanah, Chamorro tano'.
Pronunciation
Noun
tany
- earth
- soil
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.
Pronunciation
Noun
tany
- lament, weeping, tears