Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/taqan

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Alternative forms

• *taqən

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *taqan.

Noun

*taqan

1. snare trap

Verb

*taqan

1. to set a snare trap

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Central Philippine
      • Tagalog: taan
      • Bikol Central: taan
      • Cebuano: taan
      • Mansaka: taan
    • Manobo
      • Western Bukidnon Manobo: taan
    • Danao
      • Maranao: taan
  • Minahasan: *taʔan
    • Tontemboan: ta'an
• Sama–Bajaw
  • Mapun: taan
• North Sarawakan
  • Lun Bawang: taan
• Malayic
  • Malay: tahan
    • Indonesian: tahan

Etymology 2

Verb

*taqan

1. to hold back
2. to keep in reserve

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Tagalog: taan
• Malayic: *tahən
  • Iban: tan
  • Malay: tahan
    • Indonesian: tahan
    • → Cantonese: 打限 (daa² haan⁶)
    • → English: tahan
    • → Min Nan: 打限 (tá-hān)
  • Urak Lawoi': ตาฮัด (tahat)
• Old Javanese: tahĕn
  • Javanese: tahan
• South Sulawesi: *taan
  • Toraja-Sa'dan: tanan
  • Makasar: tanang

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *taqan.