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tō

See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"

Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of tō – see 就 (“to approach; to move towards; to reach; to arrive at; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 就).

Japanese

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Romanization

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tō

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とお
  2. Rōmaji transcription of とう

Kato

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Etymology

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From Proto-Athabaskan *tuˑ.

Noun

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tō

  1. water

References

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  • Pliny Earle Goddard, Bill Ray, Kato texts (1909)

Maori

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *to (compare with Hawaiian kō and Tongan tō),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *topu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh (compare with Malay tebu), from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS. Sense of stem displaced the original plant meaning as sugarcane did not survive the cold New Zealand climate.[2]

Noun

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tō

  1. plant stem/stalk
  2. (archaic) sugar cane
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From English stove.

Noun

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tō

  1. stove

Etymology 3

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Noun

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tō

  1. dragging
  2. portage

Verb

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tō

  1. to drag or open/shut (incl. both physical and computer windows)

Etymology 4

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Determiner

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tō

  1. (possessive, neutral/informal) your (singular) (Must be followed by a noun.)
  2. belonging to (combines with dual and plural pronouns)
  3. (possessive) Denotes ownership of.
    He motokā tō Timu.
    Timu owns a car.
    (literally, “A car owned (by) Timu”)
  4. that of, the one of

Etymology 5

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Verb

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tō

  1. to be calm, peaceful, tranquil
  2. to set (of an astronomical body)

Etymology 6

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Verb

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tō

  1. to vibrate, tingle
    tō te taringa
    ringing in the ears

References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 520
  2. ^ Furey, Louise (2006) Maori gardening: An archaeological perspective, Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Department of Conservation, →ISBN, page 10

Further reading

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Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *to (“to set”). Cognates include Tongan tō and Maori tō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtoː/
  • Hyphenation: tō

Noun

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tō

  1. (intransitive, of the Sun) to rise

References

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  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[2], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtoː]
  • Hyphenation: tō

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *te-o-u. Cognates include Hawaiian kou and Samoan lou.

Determiner

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tō

  1. (inalienable, definite) thy, your
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Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) toku,
tota1 		to māua to mā to mātou oku,
ota1 		o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) taku,
tata1 		ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku,
ata1 		a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) hoku,
hota1 		ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1 		ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) haku,
hata1 		ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1 		ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

Etymology 2

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Te tō (2.1).

From Proto-Polynesian *toqo. Cognates include Tongan toˈo and Samoan to.

Noun

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tō

  1. pickaxe, pick
  2. landslide, avalanche

Verb

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tō

  1. (transitive) to pickaxe
  2. (transitive) to loosen
  3. (stative) to be loose
  4. (intransitive) to fall
  5. (intransitive) to set (go down the horizon)

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Polynesian *to. Cognates include Hawaiian kō and Samoan tō.

Noun

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tō

  1. pregnancy

Verb

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tō (plural totō)

  1. (stative) to be pregnant

Etymology 4

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Verb

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tō

  1. (transitive) to sing the starting note of

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 388

Tongan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *to.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tō

  1. sugar cane
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