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Noun
tarah
- (used by women in circumstances where nauei was taboo) water
Synonyms
References
- The Oceanic Languages (2013, →ISBN, citing Fox 1996
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *tarah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.rah/
- Hyphenation: ta‧rah
Verb
tarah (Jawi spelling تاره)
- to smooth or level wood with a knife
- planing with an adze; shaping, rough-hewing
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