taan

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See also: tån, tʼaan, tään, and Taan

English

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Etymology

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From Hindi तान (tān)/Urdu تان (tān).

Noun

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taan (plural taans)

  1. (music) A rapid melodic vocal technique in raga singing.
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 147:
      Her voice was steady as a surgeon's hand. When it zigzagged, it was because she wanted to take a taan that slithered like a snake as it flashed past, progressing sideways across the sand.

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Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ta‧an
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaʔan/ [ˈta.ʔan̪]

Noun

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táan

  1. bait; decoy
    Synonym: paon

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /taːn/
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Noun

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taan f (uncountable)

  1. tan, liquid containing tannic acid used for tanning

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Finnish

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Noun

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taan

  1. genitive singular of taka

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Noone

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Noun

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taan (plural táán)

  1. ash

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Nyunga

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Verb

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taan

  1. to pierce, to penetrate, to make an opening

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (to hold back; to keep in reserve). Possible doublet of tahan.

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taan or taán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. reserve (for future use)
    Synonyms: laan, reserba
  2. act of reserving (for future use)
    Synonyms: pagtataan, paglalaan, pagrereserba
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan, *taqən, from Proto-Austronesian *taqan (to set a trap; to set a snare). Compare Cebuano taon and Malay tahan.

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taán or taan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜈ᜔) (fishing)

  1. a type of fish trap made of a barricade of stones and split bamboo (for catching fish in coral reefs)
  2. long lines for inland water fishing
    Synonym: kitang
  3. act of setting up such a fish trap
    Synonym: pagtataan
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Further reading

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  • taan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*taqan₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*taqan₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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Tetum

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Noun

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taan

  1. layer
  2. fold

Volapük

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Etymology

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From ta +‎ -an.

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Noun

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taan (nominative plural taans)

  1. opponent, antagonist

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Yucatec Maya

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Noun

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táan

  1. (anatomy) chest