tahan

See also: tahán, taħan, and tähän

English

Etymology

From Malay tahan.

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈta.han/, [ˈta˧.han˦]

Verb

tahan (invariable)

  1. (colloquial, Malaysia, Singapore) To endure; to bear.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Estonian

Verb

tahan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tahtma

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tahan, from Classical Malay تاهن (tahan), from Proto-Malayic *tahən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (to hold back, to keep in reserve).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtahan/, [ˈt̪a.han]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧han
  • Rhymes: -han, -an, -n

Adjective

tahan

  1. durable
  2. strong
  3. tolerate
    Synonym: betah
  4. enough, sufficient
    Synonym: cukup
  5. resistant

Hyponyms

  • tahan air
  • tahan api
  • tahan banting
  • tahan besi
  • tahan cuaca
  • tahan cuci
  • tahan gelombang
  • tahan harga
  • tahan hati
  • tahan hidup
  • tahan hina
  • tahan karat
  • tahan kias
  • tahan lama
  • tahan lapar
  • tahan lasak
  • tahan malu
  • tahan ombak
  • tahan palu
  • tahan peluru
  • tahan pukul
  • tahan sabar
  • tahan sesah
  • tahan tangan
  • tahan tapa
  • tahan turut
  • tahan uji

Derived terms

  • bertahan
  • bertahan-tahan
  • kebertahanan
  • ketahanan
  • mempertahankan
  • menahan
  • menahani
  • menahankan
  • pemertahanan
  • penahan
  • penahanan
  • pertahanan
  • tahanan
  • tertahan
  • tertahan-tahan
  • tertahankan

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.han/, [ˈt̪ähän]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧han
  • Rhymes: -han, -an

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *tahən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (to hold back, to keep in reserve).

Verb

tahan (Jawi spelling تاهن)

  1. to endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist
    tahan laparto endure hunger
    tahan sakitto endure the pain
  2. to be lasting, to be persisting (in)
  3. to be sufficient (for a certain period)
  4. (of an object) to be firm, to be strong
  5. (of a disease) to improve, to be on the mend
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Indonesian: tahan
  • Cantonese: 打限 (daa2 haan6)
  • English: tahan
  • Min Nan: 打限 (tá-hān)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan, *taqən, from Proto-Austronesian *taqan (to set a trap, to set a snare).

Verb

tahan (Jawi spelling تاهن)

  1. to cast a net (to catch fish), to set a trap (to catch animal, fish, etc.)
Derived terms

Noun

tahan (Jawi spelling تاهن, plural tahan-tahan, informal 1st possessive tahanku, 2nd possessive tahanmu, 3rd possessive tahannya)

  1. (navigation) a rope installed from the top of a mast to the rear of a boat

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Possibly borrowed from Malay tahan (holding out against; resistance; restraint; to sustain), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (to hold back, to keep in reserve).[1] Possible doublet of taan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈtahan/ [ˈta.hɐn], /taˈhan/ [tɐˈhan] (noun, interjection)
      • Rhymes: -ahan, -an
    • IPA(key): /taˈhan/ [tɐˈhan] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ta‧han

Noun

tahan or tahán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. stopping from crying
  2. (loosely) stopping; ceasing (of rain, running, etc.)
    Synonyms: hinto, tigil, humpay, tugot, likat, paghinto, pagtigil, paghumpay, pagtugot, paglikat
  3. temporary suspension (of work)
    Synonyms: pagkatigil, pagkapatigil, pagkahinto, pagkapahinto
Derived terms
  • itahan
  • magpatahan
  • magtahan
  • makapagpatahan
  • pagtahan
  • patahanin
  • tumahan

Interjection

tahan or tahán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. said to someone crying to stop crying: stop crying!

Adjective

tahán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. no longer crying (especially of a baby or child)
  2. not moving; resting; at rest
    Synonyms: tigil, nakatigil, hinto, nakahinto
  3. not working; resting
    Synonyms: namamahinga, nagpapahinga

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahan (abode, place of residence), from a metathesis of Proto-Austronesian *taNaS (village; place of residence).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtahan/ [ˈta.hɐn], /taˈhan/ [tɐˈhan]
  • Rhymes: -ahan, -an
  • Syllabification: ta‧han

Noun

tahan or tahán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. residing; living (in a house, etc.)
    Synonyms: tira, pagtira, paninirahan
  2. temporary stay or sojourn
    Synonyms: tuloy, pagtuloy, panunulayan
  3. staying of water in a low place (as after rain)
    Synonym: pamamahay
Derived terms
  • haligi ng tahanan
  • ilaw ng tahanan
  • itahan
  • magpatahan
  • makapagpatahan
  • manahan
  • matatahanan
  • pagtahan
  • pagtahan
  • panahanan
  • pananahanan
  • pantahanan
  • patahanan
  • patahanin
  • patahanin
  • tahanan
  • tumahan

References

  1. Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “bear, endure”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  2. Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*taNaS”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading

  • tahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tetum

Noun

tahan

  1. flap
  2. leaf
  3. page
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