tahi

Aklanon

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*tahiq.

Verb

tahî

1. tosew

'Are'are

Verb

tahi

1. toleave

References

• Kateřina Naitoro,A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax(2013)

Bikol Central

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*tahiq,fromProto-Austronesian*CaqiS(“to sew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/taˈhiʔ/ [taˈhiʔ]
• IPA^(key):/taˈʔiʔ/ [taˈʔiʔ](h-dropping)
• Hyphenation:ta‧hi

Noun

tahî(Basahan spellingᜆᜑᜒorᜆᜁ)

1. stitch
2. sewing;stitching

Derived terms

• itahi
• katahian
• magtahi
• paratahi
• patahi
• tahion

Cebuano

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*tahiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/taˈhiʔ/ [t̪ɐˈhiʔ]
• Hyphenation:ta‧hi

Noun

tahî

1. stitch

Verb

tahî

1. tosew
2. tostitch

Conjugation

Conjugation for tahi (-on )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
-on		tahi			object
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
tahion		gitahi		tahion		tahia

Conjugation for tahi (mo- )

Affix		Root word				Trigger
mo-		tahi			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
motahi		mitahi nitahi		motahi		pagtahi

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mantarahi(“seamstress; dressmaker”)
• tahianan(“dress shop; tailor shop”)
• tahionon(“pieces of cloth to be sewn to create something”)

Finnish

Etymology

Older/archaic variant oftai;see it for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈtɑhi/,[ˈt̪ɑ̝ɦi]
• Rhymes:-ɑhi
• Hyphenation^(key):ta‧hi

Conjunction

tahi

1. (coordinating,now chieflylaw,otherwisedialectalorarchaic)or

Usage notes

See the usage notes undertai.

Further reading

• “tahi”,inKielitoimiston sanakirja[Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1](in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus(Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–,retrieved2023-07-03

Anagrams

• -htia,Ahti,ahti,hait,thai

Hawaiian

Numeral

tahi

1. Niʻihauform ofkahi(“one”)

Higaonon

Verb

tahì

1. tosew

Indonesian

Etymology

FromMalaytahi.

Pronunciation

• (standard)IPA^(key):/ta.hi/
• (nonstandard)IPA^(key):/ta.i/
• Rhymes:-ahi,-hi,-i

Noun

tahi(first-person possessivetahiku,second-person possessivetahimu,third-person possessivetahinya)

1. excrement,shit,feces

   Synonyms:berak,tinja

2. (extension)muck,filth,dregs

Alternative forms

• tai(nonstandard, colloquial)
• tokai(prokem)

See also

• buang air besar

Further reading

• “tahi”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Kanamari

Noun

tahi

1. water
   • 2010,F. Queixalós,Grammatical relations in Katukina-Kanamari,inErgativity in Amazonia,page 258:

     hanian tan wa-dyumantahiyu?

     who here ANTIPASSIVE-spreadwaterINTERROGATION

     who spread thewaterhere?

Malay

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*taqi,fromProto-Austronesian*Caqi.Cognate withPaiwancaqi,Tagalogtae,Malagasytay,Palauandach,Samoantae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/tahi/
• Rhymes:-ahi,-hi,-i

Noun

tahi(Jawi spellingتاهي,pluraltahi-tahi,informal 1st possessivetahiku,2nd possessivetahimu,3rd possessivetahinya)

1. excrement,feces,droppings

   Synonyms:berak,tinja,najis

2. (by extension)muck,filth,dregs

   tahi kikir:ironfilings

   tahi gergaji:sawdust

   tahi besi:rust

   tahi minyak:residue from production of oil fromcoconut milk,leftover sauted spices or aromatics in asambal

Usage notes

tahiis the only acceptable form in formal writing whereastaiketc is used elsewhere e.g. personal messaging.

Alternative forms

• tai,taik(nonstandard, colloquial)

Derived terms

• tahi ayam
• tahi besi
• tahi bintang
• tahi hidung
• tahi ketam
• tahi konspirasi
• tahi lalat
• tahi mata
• tahi minyak
• tahi telinga

Descendants

• >Indonesian:tahi(inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تاهي tahi”,inMaleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek,John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page58
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تاهي tahi”,inA Malay-English dictionary,Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages156-7
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tahi”,inA Malay-English dictionary (romanised),volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages514-5

Further reading

• “tahi”inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre,Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,2017.

Maori

Maori cardinal numbers

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Cardinal:tahi

Etymology 1

FromProto-Polynesian*tasi,fromProto-Oceanic[Term?],fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian[Term?],fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian[Term?],fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*isa,*əsa,fromProto-Austronesian*isa,*əsa,*asa.

Numeral

tahi

1. one,single

Adverb

tahi

1. together,as one,in unison.
2. simultaneously
3. altogether

Derived terms

• ētahi
• kotahi
• kotahitanga
• tētahi

Etymology 2

FromProto-Oceanic*tapi(compare withTongantafi,Samoantafi“to brush off, to wipe off”,Fijiantavi“to sweep, to brush lightly, to pat” )merging withProto-Malayo-Polynesian*tapik( “to pat, to slap light” – compare withTagalogtapík)

Verb

tahi

1. tosweep,toclear away

Noun

tahi

1. sweepingaction

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “tahi”,inA Dictionary of the Maori Language,pages418-9
• “tahi”in John C. Moorfield,Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index,3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN.

Mori Bawah

Noun

tahi

1. thesea

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar(2013,→ISBN,page 684

Old Javanese

Etymology

InheritedfromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*taqi,fromProto-Austronesian*Caqi.

Noun

tahi

1. excrement,feces
2. rust
3. slag

Derived terms

• kapatahi
• matahi-tahi

• tahi hyaṅ
• tahi tikus
• tumahi hyaṅ
• tumahi-wĕsi

Descendants

• >Javanese:ꦠꦲꦶ(tai)(inherited)

Further reading

• "tahi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson,Old Javanese-English Dictionary.'s-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers

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Cardinal:tahi Compound form:ho'e

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*tasi.Cognates includeHawaiiankahiandMaoritahi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈta.hi/
• Hyphenation:ta‧hi

Numeral

tahi

1. one

Adverb

tahi

1. all,entirely,fully

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996)Rapanui(Descriptive Grammars), Routledge,→ISBN,pages203, 205
• Paulus Kieviet (2017)A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[2],Berlin: Language Science Press,→ISBN,pages147, 173

South Marquesan

South Marquesan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal:tahi

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*tasi,fromProto-Oceanic,fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian,fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*isa,*əsa,fromProto-Austronesian*isa,*əsa,*asa.

Numeral

tahi

1. one

Tagalog

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*tahiq,fromProto-Austronesian*CaqiS(“to sew”).Cognate withKavalantais,tmais,Paiwantsaqis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/taˈhiʔ/[t̪ɐˈhiʔ]
• Rhymes:-iʔ
• Syllabification:ta‧hi

Noun

tahî(Baybayin spellingᜆᜑᜒ)

1. sewing;stitching

   Synonyms:pagtahi,pananahi,pagkatahi

2. stitch
3. clothingmaterialto besewn

   Synonym:tahiin

Derived terms

• di-tahi
• ipagtahi
• ipanahi
• ipatahi
• makinang panahi
• manahi
• mananahi
• may-tahi
• pagkatahi
• pagtahi
• pananahi
• patahian
• pinagtahian
• tahian
• tahiin
• tahing-kamay
• tahing-makina
• tumahi

Adjective

tahî(Baybayin spellingᜆᜑᜒ)

1. sewn;stitched

   Synonym:tinahi

Anagrams

• ahit,hati,hita

Tausug

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*tahiq.

Verb

tahi(used in the formmagtahi)

1. tosew

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈta.hi]

Verb

tahi

1. (transitive)topour out

Conjugation

Conjugation oftahi
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	totahi	fotahi	mitahi
2nd	notahi	nitahi
3rd	Masculine	otahi	itahi,yotahi†
Feminine	motahi
Neuter	itahi
†- archaic

References

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

Tokelauan

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal:tahi

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*tasi.Cognates includeHawaiiankahiandSamoantasi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈta.hi]
• Hyphenation:ta‧hi

Verb

tahi

1. (stative)to beone

Derived terms

• hetahi
• tētahi

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[3],Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page375

Tongan

Noun

tahi

1. sea
2. ocean
3. beach
4. tide

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal:tahi

Etymology

FromProto-Polynesian*tasi,fromProto-Oceanic,fromProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian,fromProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian,fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*isa,*əsa,fromProto-Austronesian*isa,*əsa,*asa.

Numeral

tahi

1. one