tany

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin tannum (oak bark), from Gaulish *tannos (oak).

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Noun[edit]

tany m (plural tanys)

  1. (botany) sprout
    Synonym: rebrot
  2. (botany) sucker (sprout growing from the base of a tree)

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Malagasy[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq. Compare Malay tanah, Chamorro tano'.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

tany

  1. earth
  2. soil

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

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Noun[edit]

tany

  1. lament, weeping, tears