tanö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tano"

Nias

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanɤ/

Noun

tanö (mutated form danö)

1. land, earth

Derived terms

(Proper nouns)

• Tanö Niha

References

• 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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanɤ/

Verb

tanö (imperfective mananö)

1. (transitive) to plant
2. (transitive) to bury

References

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