tahi

Languages (22)

Aklanon • 'Are'are • Cebuano • Central Bikol • Finnish • Hawaiian • Higaonon • Indonesian • Kanamari • Malay • Māori • Mori Bawah • Old Javanese • Rapa Nui • South Marquesan • Tagalog • Tausug • Ternate • Tokelauan • Tongan • Tuvaluan • Zo'é

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq.

Verb

tahî

1. to sew

'Are'are

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tahi

1. to leave

References

• Naitoro, Kateřina (2013) A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (Thesis)‎^[2], Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury, archived from the original on 2017-11-28

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tahî

1. stitch

Verb

tahî

1. to sew
2. to stitch

Conjugation

Conjugation for tahi (-on )

affix		-on
root word		tahi
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		tahion
past/present inchoative		gitahi
future/habitual inchoative		tahion
imperative		tahia

Conjugation for tahi (mo- )

affix		mo-
root word		tahi
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		motahi
past/present inchoative		mitahi nitahi
future/habitual inchoative		motahi
imperative		pagtahi

Derived terms

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

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq, from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS (“to sew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈhiʔ/ [taˈhiʔ]
• IPA^(key): /taˈʔiʔ/ [taˈʔiʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ta‧hi

Noun

tahî (Basahan spelling ᜆᜑᜒ or ᜆᜁ)

1. stitch
2. sewing; stitching

Derived terms

• itahi
• katahian
• magtahi
• paratahi
• patahi
• tahion

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

tahi

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

Usage notes

See the usage notes under tai.

Further reading

• “tahi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• -htia, Ahti, ahti, hait, thai

Hawaiian

Numeral

tahi

1. Niʻihau form of kahi (“one”)

Higaonon

Verb

tahì

1. to sew

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tahi (plural tahi-tahi)

1. excrement, shit, feces

   Synonyms: berak, tinja

2. (extension) muck, filth, dregs

Alternative forms

• tai (nonstandard, colloquial)
• tokai (Prokem)

Derived terms

• tahi angin
• tahi ayam
• tahi babi
• tahi besi
• tahi bintang
• tahi candu
• tahi duruk
• tahi gagak
• tahi gergaji
• tahi gigi
• tahi hidung
• tahi kebung
• tahi kerbau
• tahi ketam
• tahi kikir
• tahi kucing
• tahi kuku
• tahi kuping
• tahi lalat
• tahi mata
• tahi minyak
• tahi palat
• tahi sagu
• tahi tangki
• tahi telinga
• tahi tembaga

See also

• buang air besar

Further reading

• “tahi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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?

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/, /ta.i/
• Rhymes: -ahi, -hi, -i

Noun

tahi (Jawi spelling تاهي, plural tahi-tahi or tahi²)

1. excrement, feces, droppings

   Synonyms: berak, tinja, najis

2. (by extension) muck, filth, dregs

   tahi kikir: iron filings

   tahi gergaji: sawdust

   tahi besi: rust

   tahi minyak: residue from production of oil from coconut milk, leftover sauted spices or aromatics in a sambal

3. (in compounds) person with an affinity to something

   tahi konspirasi: conspiracy theorist

   Coordinate terms: mat, kaki

Usage notes

tahi is the only acceptable form in formal writing whereas taik etc is used elsewhere e.g. personal messaging.

Alternative forms

• tai, taik (nonstandard, colloquial)

Derived terms

• tahi ayam
• tahi besi
• tahi bintang
• tahi hidung
• tahi ketam
• tahi konspirasi
• tahi lalat
• tahi mata
• tahi minyak
• tahi telinga

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tahi (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تاهي tahi”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 58
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تاهي tahi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 156-7
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tahi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 514-5

Further reading

• "tahi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "tahi" at PRPM first version)

Māori

Māori numbers ^(edit)

		10[a], [b]
	←  0	1	2  →	10  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: tahi     Ordinal: tuatahi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtahi/ [ˈtɐhi]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi, from Proto-Oceanic *tasa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasa, 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
2. simultaneously
3. altogether

Derived terms

• ētahi
• kotahi
• kotahitanga
• tētahi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *tapi (compare with Tongan tafi, Samoan tafi “to brush off, to wipe off”, Fijian tavi “to sweep, to brush lightly, to pat”) merging with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapik (“to pat, to slap light” – compare with Tagalog tapík)

Verb

tahi

1. to sweep, to clear away

Noun

tahi

1. sweeping action

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “tahi”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, 5th edition, Wellington, N.Z.: Marcus F. Marks, pages 418–9
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “tahi”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Mori Bawah

Noun

tahi

1. the sea

References

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi.

Noun

tahi

1. excrement, feces
2. rust
3. slag

Derived terms

• kapatahi
• matahi-tahi

• tahi hyaṅ
• tahi tikus
• tumahi hyaṅ
• tumahi-wĕsi

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦠꦲꦶ (tai) (inherited)

Further reading

• "tahi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Rapa Nui

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers

	1	2  >
Cardinal : tahi     Compound form : ho'e

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tasi. Cognates include Hawaiian kahi and Māori 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^[4], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, pages 147, 173

South Marquesan

South Marquesan cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
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

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈhiʔ/ [t̪ɐˈhɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧hi

Noun

tahî (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜒ)

1. sewing; stitching

   Synonyms: pagtahi, pananahi, pagkatahi

2. stitch
3. clothing material to be sewn

   Synonym: tahiin

Derived terms

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

Adjective

tahî (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜒ)

1. sewn; stitched

   Synonym: tinahi

Anagrams

• ahit, hati, hita

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq.

Verb

tahi (used in the form magtahi)

1. to sew

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.hi]

Verb

tahi

1. (transitive) to pour out

Conjugation

Conjugation of tahi

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totahi	fotahi	mitahi
2nd person		notahi	nitahi
3rd person	masculine	otahi	itahi yotahi (archaic)
	feminine	motahi
	neuter	itahi

References

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

Tokelauan

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
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^[5], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 375

Tongan

Noun

tahi

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

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
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

Zo'é

Noun

tahi

1. ant