tanim

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English denim, from the French phrase serge de Nîmes (“serge from Nîmes”), after the French town of Nîmes, where denim fabric was originally produced. The town's name is from Latin Colonia Nemausus (“colony of Nemausus”).

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tˠɑnʲimʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tˠænʲimʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {tanim}

Noun

tanim

1. denim
2. denim trousers; jeans

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.ɲim/

Adjective

tanim

1. inflection of tani:
   1. masculine/neuter instrumental/locative singular
   2. dative plural

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəm (“to plant”), from Proto-Austronesian *CaNəm (“to plant, to bury”). Compare Indonesian tanam and Chamorro tanom.

Noun

tanim

1. plant, vegetable

Verb

tanim

1. to plant, to put in the ground
2. to bury

Derived terms

• magtanim
• itanim
• tamnan
• panananim
• pananim
• manananim

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English turn +‎ -im.

Verb

tanim trans.

1. turn
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2. (intransitive) become

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