See also: Tash

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

tash

  1. Alternative form of tass (Oriental silk fabric)

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

tash (plural tashes)

  1. Alternative form of tache (mustache)
    • 2011, Chris Martin, A Gentleman's Guide to Beard and Moustache Management:
      Gable wore his tash like it had been designed for him and the ladies loved it.

Anagrams edit

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Cognate to Albanian tashti (now). A combination of t- +‎ ash (resp. t- +‎ ashi; t- +‎ ashti; t- +‎ esh).[1] Second element (-ash; -ashi; -ashti) of dubious origins.[2] According to Orel, from Proto-Albanian *to-su (a locative form of the pronominal stem Proto-Albanian *to),[3] derived from Proto-Indo-European *to- (it), related to Lithuanian tadà (then, thereupon) and Sanskrit तदा (ta-dā́, then).

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

tash

  1. now, currently, at present, presently, just now, this moment, from now on; momentarily
    Synonyms: tashi, tashti, tesh, tani; menjëherë
    Jo tash.
    Not now.
    Tash ajo po thotë se...
    Now she's saying that...
  2. nowadays, today
    Synonym: sot
  3. (as a particle, interjection) so, well (to attract the attention of others); so, then, hence, thus (conclusion sense)
    Synonyms: atëherë, kështu, pra, prandaj, pas

Derived terms edit

  • qëtash (right now, immediately, right/straight away)

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • [1] adverb tashti (tashtí) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
  • [2] adverb tani (taní) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

References edit

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “tash”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 19
  2. ^ Eqrem Çabej (1975) Studime gjuhësore: Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes II, Rilindja (Albania), page 166
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “tash”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 449

O'odham edit

Noun edit

tash

  1. Saxton/Saxton & Akimel O'odham spelling of taṣ