tahu

See also: tahů and tahʉ

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaɦu]

Noun

tahu

1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular of tah

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Hopi

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tap.

Noun

tahu (plural tathu)

1. tendon
2. muscle
3. (slang) Navajo

Derived terms

• tahulena
• tahuqpu

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay tahu, from Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtau̯/
• Hyphenation: ta‧hu

Verb

tahu

1. to know (to be certain or sure about (something))
2. to know (to have knowledge of)

   Aku tidak tahu. ― I do not know.

3. to know (to be aware of; to be cognizant of)
4. to know (to have knowledge; to have information, be informed)
5. (colloquial) to know (to experience)

Etymology 2

Tahu

Borrowed from 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu, bean curd”), from Middle Chinese 豆 (dùw, “bean”) + 腐 (bjú, “rotten, fermented”). Doublet of tofu from Japanese 豆腐 (とうふ, tōfu, “tofu, bean curd”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tahu

1. tofu, specifically (extra-)firm pressed fresh tofu.

Alternative forms

• tauhu (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Related terms

• tofu (specifically soft or extra-soft unpressed fresh tofu)

Further reading

• “tahu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Alternative forms

• tau (nonstandard spelling)
• تاهو

Etymology

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD. From Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tahu/
• Rhymes: -ahu, -hu, -u

Verb

tahu (Jawi spelling تاهو)

1. to know (be certain or sure about something)
2. to know (have knowledge of)

   Aku tidak tahu.

   I do not know.

Derived terms

• diketahui
• ketahuan
• ketahuilah
• mengetahui
• pengetahuan
• tahu-menahu

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Mori Bawah

Verb

tahu

1. (stative) to be over there, somewhere remote and at a higher elevation then the speaker and hearer

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 695-6