tanö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tano"

Nias edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtanɤ/

Noun edit

tanö (mutated form danö)

land, earth

Derived terms edit

(Proper nouns)

Tanö Niha

References edit

Brown, Lea (2005) Nias. In Adelaar, Alexander & Nikolaus P. Himmelmann (eds.) The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, p. 567. Abingdon: Routledge. →ISBN

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəm, from Proto-Austronesian *Canəm.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtanɤ/

Verb edit

tanö (imperfective mananö)

(transitive) to plant
(transitive) to bury

References edit

Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 202.

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