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tahu

See also: tahů and tahʉ

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Noun

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tahu

  1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular of tah

Estonian

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Noun

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tahu

  1. genitive singular of tahk

Hopi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tap.

Noun

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tahu (plural tathu)

  1. tendon
  2. muscle
  3. (slang) Navajo

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay tahu, from Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈta.(h)u/
  • Rhymes: -ahu, -hu, -u
  • Hyphenation: ta‧u
  • Note: Except in its locative form, this verb is usually pronounced with the /h/ dropped.

Verb

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tahu (transitive locative ketahui)

  1. to know
    1. (transitive) to perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that
      Aku tahu dia belum makan.
      I know he hasn't eaten.
    2. (intransitive) to be or become aware or cognizant
    3. (transitive) to be aware of; to be cognizant of
      Dia tahu tempat tinggal kita.
      He knows where we live.
      (literally, “He knows our residence.”)
    4. (transitive) to be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered
      Aku tahu siapa ibumu.
      I know who your mother is.
    5. (transitive) to understand or have a grasp of through experience or study
      Kami tahu berbahasa Inggris.
      We know how to speak English.
    6. (transitive) to be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of
      Tahu mana yang baik dan mana buruk.
      To know what is good and what is bad.
    7. (transitive) to have knowledge; to have information, be informed
    8. (transitive) to have indexed and have information about within one's database
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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dua buah tahu

From Malay tauhu, from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu, bean curd”), from Middle Chinese 豆 (dùw, “bean”) + 腐 (bjú, “rotten, fermented”). Doublet of tofu.

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Noun

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tahu

  1. tofu (a protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk)
Descendants
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  • → Ternate: tahu

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (tāhu).

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tahu (Jawi spelling تاهو)

  1. to know (be certain or sure about something)
  2. to know (have knowledge of)
    Aku tidak tahu.
    I do not know.

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Affixed terms and other derivations

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Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

Descendants

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  • > Indonesian: tahu (inherited)

Further reading

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Mori Bawah

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Verb

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tahu

  1. (stative) to be over there, somewhere remote and at a higher elevation then the speaker and hearer

References

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  • The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 695-6

Ternate

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Etymology

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From Indonesian tahu, from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū).

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Noun

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tahu

  1. tofu (a protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk)

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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