taan
English
editEtymology
editFrom Hindi तान (tān)/Urdu تان (tān).
Noun
edittaan (plural taans)
- (music) A rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 147:
- Her voice was steady as a surgeon's hand. When it zigzagged, it was because she wanted to take a taan that slithered like a snake as it flashed past, progressing sideways across the sand.
Anagrams
editBikol Central
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittáan
Derived terms
editDutch
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittaan f (uncountable)
- tan, liquid containing tannic acid used for tanning.
Derived terms
editFinnish
editNoun
edittaan
Anagrams
editNoone
editNoun
edittaan (plural táán)
References
edit- R. Blench, Beboid Comparative
Nyunga
editVerb
edittaan
References
edit- 1839, George Grey, Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Language of Western Australia (Perth gazette and Western Australian journal)
Tagalog
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (“to hold back; to keep in reserve”). Possible doublet of tahan.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtaʔan/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔɐn̪], /taˈʔan/ [t̪ɐˈʔan̪]
- Rhymes: -aʔan, -an
- Syllabification: ta‧an
Noun
edittaan or taán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜈ᜔)
- reserve (for future use)
- act of reserving (for future use)
- Synonyms: pagtataan, paglalaan, pagrereserba
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan, *taqən, from Proto-Austronesian *taqan (“to set a trap; to set a snare”). Compare Cebuano taon and Malay tahan.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈʔan/ [t̪ɐˈʔan̪], /ˈtaʔan/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -an, -aʔan
- Syllabification: ta‧an
Noun
edittaán or taan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜈ᜔) (fishing)
- a type of fish trap made of a barricade of stones and split bamboo (for catching fish in coral reefs)
- long lines for inland water fishing
- Synonym: kitang
- act of setting up such a fish trap
- Synonym: pagtataan
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “taan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*taqan₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*taqan₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Anagrams
editTetum
editNoun
edittaan
Volapük
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittaan (nominative plural taans)
Inflection
editYucatec Maya
editNoun
edittáan
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