tasu

See also: tāšu and taśû

Central Dusun

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

tasu

1. dog

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• “tasu”, in Dusun dictionary, 2025–2026

Estonian

Etymology

From tasa (“even, flat, quiet”) +‎ -u. Cognate to Finnish taso.

Noun

tasu (genitive tasu, partitive tasu)

1. pay, wage
2. revenge

Declension

Declension of tasu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		tasu	tasud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	tasu
genitive			tasude
partitive		tasu	tasusid
illative		tassu tasusse	tasudesse
inessive		tasus	tasudes
elative		tasust	tasudest
allative		tasule	tasudele
adessive		tasul	tasudel
ablative		tasult	tasudelt
translative		tasuks	tasudeks
terminative		tasuni	tasudeni
essive		tasuna	tasudena
abessive		tasuta	tasudeta
comitative		tasuga	tasudega

Derived terms

• tasuma
• tasuja

Japanese

Romanization

tasu

1. Rōmaji transcription of たす

Kimaragang

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

tasu

1. dog (animal)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasu/

Noun

tasu

1. accusative/instrumental singular of tasa