Etymology

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Borrowed from Indonesian tahun.

Noun

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tahun

  1. year

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Coastal Kadazan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talun, from Proto-Austronesian *CaluN.

Noun

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tahun

  1. forest

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay tahun, from Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Maori tau).

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Noun

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tahun (plural tahun-tahun)

  1. year:
    1. A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).
    2. The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
    3. A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
    4. A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
    5. (higher education) A level or grade in school or college.
      Synonym: kelas

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Descendants

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  • As: tahun

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Maori tau).

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Noun

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tahun (Jawi spelling تاهون, plural tahun-tahun, informal 1st possessive tahunku, 2nd possessive tahunmu, 3rd possessive tahunnya)

  1. year

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “تاهن tahoen”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 96
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “تاهن tahun”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 156
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “tahun”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 515-6

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Minangkabau

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Maori tau).

Noun

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tahun

  1. year

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun.

Noun

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tahun

  1. year
  2. seasonal crop

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Tausug

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Etymology

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From Malay tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun.

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tahun/ [t̪aˈɦun̪]
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: ta‧hun

Noun

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tahun (Sulat Sūg spelling تَهُنْ)

  1. year

Ternate

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay تاهون (tahun).

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Noun

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tahun (Jawi تاهن)

  1. a year

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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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