tarah

See also: Tarah

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Noun

tarah

1. (used by women in circumstances where nauei was taboo) water

Synonyms

• nauei (usual term)

References

• The Oceanic Languages (2013, →ISBN, citing Fox 1996

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tarah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tarah (Jawi spelling تاره)

1. to smooth or level wood with a knife
2. planing with an adze; shaping, rough-hewing

Further reading

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