tanning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtænɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ænɪŋ

Verb

tanning

1. present participle and gerund of tan

Noun

tanning (countable and uncountable, plural tannings)

1. The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the easily decomposing skins of animals.
2. The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
3. (informal) A spanking.

Derived terms

• spray tanning
• tanning bed
• tanning butter
• tanning parlor
• tanning salon

Translations

the process of making leather

• Arabic: دِبَاغَة f (dibāḡa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鞣皮 (zh) (róupí)

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: βυρσοδεψική f (bursodepsikḗ)

• Portuguese: curtimento m

act of becoming tan due to sun exposure

• Portuguese: bronzeamento m

See also

• tan someone's hide

Makasar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *(tsc)ɨnniŋ (“sweet”). Cognate with Buginese cenning, Mamuju tanning, Toraja-Sa'dan tanning, tanik, sanning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanːiŋ/, [ˈt̪ʰãn.nĩŋ]
• Hyphenation: tan‧ning

Adjective

tanning (Lontara spelling ᨈᨊᨗ or 𑻦𑻨𑻳)

1. (Turatea, Bantaeng, Konjo, Selayar) sweet (in taste)

   Synonym: teʼne (Standard Makasar)

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN