tahu
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tahu
Estonian edit
Noun edit
tahu
Hopi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tap.
Noun edit
tahu (plural tathu)
Derived terms edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay tahu, from Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈtau/
- Hyphenation: ta‧hu
- Notes: In the locative forms of tahu, the pronunciation with -h- (/məŋəˈtahu(w)i/, ...) is acceptable, but not in other conjugated forms.
Verb edit
tahu
- to know
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
- Aku tahu cara memperbaiki ponsel ini.
- I know how to fix this phone.
- (stative) to be aware of; to be cognizant of.
- (stative) to have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
- (stative, colloquial) to experience.
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of tahu (memper-, transitive, irregular) | |||||
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Root | tahu | ||||
Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
Active | – | – | – | tahulah | tahu |
Locative | mengetahui | terketahui | diketahui | ketahuilah | ketahuilah |
Causative / Applicative1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative | |||||
Active | mempertahu | terpertahu | dipertahu | pertahulah | pertahu |
Locative | mempertahui | terpertahui | dipertahui | pertahuilah | pertahui |
Causative / Applicative1 | mempertahukan | terpertahukan | dipertahukan | pertahukanlah | pertahukan |
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Unusually among Indonesian verbs, this verb takes the prefix ke- in some forms. Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. |
Alternative forms edit
- tau (nonstandard)
Affixed terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Malay tauhu, from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu, bean curd”), from Middle Chinese 豆 (dùw, “bean”) + 腐 (bjú, “rotten, fermented”). Doublet of tofu from Japanese 豆腐 (とうふ, tōfu, “tofu, bean curd”). Compare Tagalog taho.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tahu
- tofu, specifically (extra-)firm pressed fresh tofu.
Alternative forms edit
- tauhu (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Compounds edit
Related terms edit
- tofu (specifically soft or extra-soft unpressed fresh tofu)
Further reading edit
- “tahu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
- tau (nonstandard spelling)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.
First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (tāhu).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tahu (Jawi spelling تاهو)
- to know (be certain or sure about something)
- to know (have knowledge of)
- Aku tidak tahu.
- I do not know.
- Aku tidak tahu.
Derived terms edit
Regular affixed derivations:
- diketahui [passive + causative (locative) benefactive + patient focus] (ke- + -i + di-)
- ketahuan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- ketahuilah
- mengetahui (“to find out”)
- pengetahuan (“knowledge”)
- tahu-menahu
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: tahu
Further reading edit
- “tahu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mori Bawah edit
Verb edit
tahu
References edit
- The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 695-6
Ternate edit
Etymology edit
From Indonesian tahu, from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tahu
References edit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh