tahi

tahi

'Are'are

Verb

tahi

1. to leave

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈhiʔ/, [t̪ʌˈhiʔ]
• Hyphenation: ta‧hi

Noun

tahî

1. stitch

Verb

tahî

1. to sew
2. to stitch

Conjugation

Conjugation for tahi (-on)

Affix		Root word				Trigger
-on		tahi			object
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
tahion		gitahi		tahion		tahia

Conjugation for tahi (mo-)

Affix		Root word				Trigger
mo-		tahi			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive		Past/present inchoative		Future/habitual inchoative
motahi		mitahi nitahi		motahi		pagtahi

Derived terms

Derived terms

• mantarahi (“seamstress; dressmaker”)
• tahianan (“dress shop; tailor shop”)
• tahionon (“pieces of cloth to be sewn to create something”)

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Finnish

Etymology

Older/archaic variant of tai; see it for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑhi/, [ˈt̪ɑɦi]
• Rhymes: -ɑhi
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧hi

Conjunction

tahi

1. (coordinating, now chiefly law, otherwise dialectal or archaic) or

Usage notes

See the usage notes under tai.

Anagrams

• -htia, Ahti, ahti, hait, thai

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Hawaiian

Numeral

tahi

1. Niʻihau form of kahi (“one”)

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Higaonon

Verb

tahì

1. to sew

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tahi.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ta.hi/
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ta.i/
• Rhymes: -ahi, -hi, -i

Noun

tahi (first-person possessive tahiku, second-person possessive tahimu, third-person possessive tahinya)

1. excrement, shit, feces

   Synonyms: berak, tinja

2. (extension) muck, filth, dregs

Alternative forms

• tai (nonstandard, colloquial)

See also

• buang air besar

Further reading

• “tahi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Kanamari

Noun

tahi

1. water
   • 2010, F. Queixalós, Grammatical relations in Katukina-Kanamari, in Ergativity in Amazonia, page 258:

     hanian tan wa-dyuman tahi yu?

     who here ANTIPASSIVE-spread water INTERROGATION

     who spread the water here?

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Cognate with Paiwan caqi, Tagalog tae, Malagasy tay, Palauan dach, Samoan tae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tahi/
• Rhymes: -ahi, -hi, -i

Noun

tahi (Jawi spelling تاهي‎, plural tahi-tahi, informal 1st possessive tahiku, 2nd possessive tahimu, 3rd possessive tahinya)

1. excrement, feces, droppings

Derived terms

• tahi konspirasi (“conspiracy theorist”)

See also

• berak

Further reading

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

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Maori

Maori cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tahi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

tahi

1. one, single

Adverb

tahi

1. together, as one, in unison.

Noun

tahi

1. sweeping action

Verb

tahi

1. to sweep, clear away

Derived terms

• kotahi (“united”)

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Mori Bawah

Noun

tahi

1. the sea

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 684

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Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tahi     Compound form : ho'e

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi. Cognates include Hawaiian kahi and Maori tahi.

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

tahi

1. one

Adverb

tahi

1. all, entirely, fully

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, pages 203, 205
• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, pages 147, 173

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South Marquesan

South Marquesan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tahi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

tahi

1. one

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq, from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS (“to sew”). Cognate with Kavalan tais, tmais, Paiwan tsaqis.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧hi
• IPA^(key): /taˈhiʔ/, [tɐˈhiʔ]

Noun

tahî

1. sewing; stitching

   Synonyms: pagtahi, pananahi, pagkatahi

2. stitch
3. clothing material to be sewn

   Synonym: tahiin

Derived terms

• di-tahi
• ipagtahi
• ipanahi
• ipatahi
• makinang panahi
• manahi
• mananahi
• may-tahi
• pagkatahi
• pagtahi
• pananahi
• patahian
• pinagtahian
• tahian
• tahiin
• tahing-kamay
• tahing-makina
• tumahi

 

Adjective

tahî

1. sewn; stitched

   Synonym: tinahi

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Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq.

Verb

tahi (used in the form magtahi)

1. to sew

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Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.hi]

Verb

tahi

1. (transitive) to pour out

Conjugation

Conjugation of tahi
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	totahi	fotahi	mitahi
2nd	notahi	nitahi
3rd	Masculine	otahi	itahi, yotahi†
Feminine	motahi
Neuter	itahi
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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Tokelauan

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tahi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi. Cognates include Hawaiian kahi and Samoan tasi.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tahi

1. (stative) to be one

Derived terms

• hetahi
• tētahi

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 375

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Tongan

Noun

tahi

1. sea
2. ocean
3. beach
4. tide

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Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tahi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

tahi

1. one