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tahun

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Indonesian tahun.

Noun

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tahun

  1. year

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Coastal Kadazan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talun, from Proto-Austronesian *CaluN.

Noun

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tahun

  1. forest

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay tahun, from Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Māori tau).

Noun

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tahun (plural tahun-tahun)

  1. year:
    1. a solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference)
    2. the time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star
    3. a period between set dates that mark a year, from 1 January to 31 December by the Gregorian calendar, from 1 Tishiri to 29 Elul by the Jewish calendar, and from 1 Muharram to 29 or 30 Dhu al-Hijjah by the Islamic calendar
    4. a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity
    5. (higher education) a level or grade in school or college
      Synonym: kelas
    6. the proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan
  2. season (the period of the year when crops can be grown)
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  • As: tahun

Etymology 2

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tahun

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Malay

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Māori tau).

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    tahun (Jawi spelling تاهون, plural tahun-tahun or tahun2)

    1. A year:
      1. A period of time of 12 months.
      2. The year count of a calendar.
        tahun 2025the year 2025
      3. A 12-month period of a magazine, newspaper, etc.
    2. A season.
      Synonym: musim

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    References

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    • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تاهن tahoen”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 96
    • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تاهن tahun”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 156
    • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tahun”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 515-6

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    Minangkabau

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Māori tau).

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    tahun

    1. year

    Old Javanese

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun.

    Noun

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    tahun

    1. year
    2. seasonal crop

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    Tausug

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    Etymology

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    From Malay tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tahun/ [t̪aˈɦun̪]
    • Rhymes: -un
    • Syllabification: ta‧hun

    Noun

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    tahun (Sulat Sūg spelling تَهُنْ)

    1. year

    Ternate

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    Etymology

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    From Classical Malay تاهون (tahun).

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    tahun (Jawi تاهن)

    1. a year

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    References

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