tahi

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq.

Verb

tahî

1. to sew

'Are'are

Verb

tahi

1. to leave

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq, from Proto-Austronesian *CaqiS (“to sew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈhiʔ/ [taˈhiʔ]
• IPA^(key): /taˈʔiʔ/ [taˈʔiʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ta‧hi

Noun

tahî (Basahan spelling ᜆᜑᜒ or ᜆᜁ)

1. stitch
2. sewing; stitching

Derived terms

• itahi
• katahian
• magtahi
• paratahi
• patahi
• tahion

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tahiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈhiʔ/ [t̪ɐˈhiʔ]
• Hyphenation: ta‧hi

Noun

tahî

1. stitch

Verb

tahî

1. to sew
2. to stitch

Conjugation

Conjugation for tahi (-on )

affix		-on
root word		tahi
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		tahion
past/present inchoative		gitahi
future/habitual inchoative		tahion
imperative		tahia

Conjugation for tahi (mo- )

affix		mo-
root word		tahi
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		motahi
past/present inchoative		mitahi nitahi
future/habitual inchoative		motahi
imperative		pagtahi

Derived terms

• mantarahi (“seamstress; dressmaker”)
• tahianan (“dress shop; tailor shop”)
• tahionon (“pieces of cloth to be sewn to create something”)

Finnish

Etymology

Older/archaic variant of tai; see it for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑhi/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ɦi]
• Rhymes: -ɑhi
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧hi
• Hyphenation^(key): ta‧hi

Conjunction

tahi

1. (coordinating, now chiefly law, otherwise dialectal or archaic) or

Usage notes

See the usage notes under tai.

Further reading

• “tahi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• -htia, Ahti, ahti, hait, thai

Hawaiian

Numeral

tahi

1. Niʻihau form of kahi (“one”)

Higaonon

Verb

tahì

1. to sew

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ta.hi/
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ta.i/
• Rhymes: -ahi, -hi, -i

Noun

tahi (plural tahi-tahi)

1. excrement, shit, feces

   Synonyms: berak, tinja

2. (extension) muck, filth, dregs

Alternative forms

• tai (nonstandard, colloquial)
• tokai (Prokem)

Derived terms

• tahi angin
• tahi ayam
• tahi babi
• tahi besi
• tahi bintang
• tahi candu
• tahi duruk
• tahi gagak
• tahi gergaji
• tahi gigi
• tahi hidung
• tahi kebung
• tahi kerbau
• tahi ketam
• tahi kikir
• tahi kucing
• tahi kuku
• tahi kuping
• tahi lalat
• tahi mata
• tahi minyak
• tahi palat
• tahi sagu
• tahi tangki
• tahi telinga
• tahi tembaga

See also

• buang air besar

Further reading

• “tahi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kanamari

Noun

tahi

1. water
   • 2010, F. Queixalós, Grammatical relations in Katukina-Kanamari, in Ergativity in Amazonia, page 258:

     hanian tan wa-dyuman tahi yu?

     who here ANTIPASSIVE-spread water INTERROGATION

     who spread the water here?

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Cognate with Paiwan caqi, Tagalog tae, Malagasy tay, Palauan dach, Samoan tae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tahi/, /ta.i/
• Rhymes: -ahi, -hi, -i

Noun

tahi (Jawi spelling تاهي, plural tahi-tahi)

1. excrement, feces, droppings

   Synonyms: berak, tinja, najis

2. (by extension) muck, filth, dregs

   tahi kikir: iron filings

   tahi gergaji: sawdust

   tahi besi: rust

   tahi minyak: residue from production of oil from coconut milk, leftover sauted spices or aromatics in a sambal

Usage notes

tahi is the only acceptable form in formal writing whereas taik etc is used elsewhere e.g. personal messaging.

Alternative forms

• tai, taik (nonstandard, colloquial)

Derived terms

• tahi ayam
• tahi besi
• tahi bintang
• tahi hidung
• tahi ketam
• tahi konspirasi
• tahi lalat
• tahi mata
• tahi minyak
• tahi telinga

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tahi (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تاهي tahi”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 58
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تاهي tahi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 156-7
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tahi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 514-5

Further reading

• “tahi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.