tanda

See also: tända and tǟnda

English

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Wikipedia Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tanda (literally “turn”).

Noun

tanda (plural tandas)

2. A turn of dancing in a milonga or tango; a music set or broadcast corresponding to such a turn.
   • 2007 August 25, Glenn Collins, “Tangoing Cheek to Cheek for 3 Minutes in the Park”, in New York Times‎:

     The disc jockey, Hernan Brizuela, 33, was playing sets, or tandas, of Argentine tangos: fast, medium, then slow.

4. An informal money-pooling plan, in any of various Latin American countries, whose members all chip in regularly and take turns withdrawing accumulated sums.

   Hypernym: ROSCA

Anagrams

• danta

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-tànd.

Verb

tanda

1. to spread

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanˈdaʔ/ [tan̪ˈd̪aʔ]
• Hyphenation: tan‧da

Noun

tandâ (Basahan spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. marker

Derived terms

• magtanda
• makatanda
• matandaan
• tandaan

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَنْظِيم (tanẓīm, “arrangement”). The modern singular would represent a back-formation from an earlier plural *tàndens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtan.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtan.da]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

tanda f (plural tandes)

1. shift (period of duty), turn

   Synonym: torn

   Diumenge passat li va tocar la tanda. ― He got his turn last Sunday.

2. shift (group of workers)
3. series, set, batch

   Synonyms: sèrie, seguit

   El doctor ens ha dit que dilluns vol tornar-li a fer una tanda d'injeccions de cinc dies seguits.

   The doctor told us that Monday he wanted to begin another series of injections lasting five consecutive days.

Derived terms

• atandar (“to take a turn”)
• tanda de dia (“dayshift”)
• tanda de nit (“nightshift”)
• tanda de penals (“penalty shootout”)

Further reading

• “tanda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Iban

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanda/
• Hyphenation: tan‧da

Noun

tanda

1. sign; indication

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tandak (“to stamp the feet”). Cognate of Old Javanese taṇḍak (“dance; to dance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tandaʔ/
• Hyphenation: tan‧da

Noun

tanda

1. dance

Verb

tanda

1. to dance

Derived terms

• betanda

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tanda, from Javanese ꦠꦤ꧀ꦝ (tandha), from Old Javanese taṇḍa (“standard, banner”), probably from Tamil தண்டம் (taṇṭam, “flag”, literally “stick, staff”), from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa) (hence, doublet of denda).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtanda/ [ˈt̪an.da]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: tan‧da

Noun

tanda (plural tanda-tanda)

1. sign, mark
2. symptom

   Synonym: gejala

3. evidence, proof

   Synonym: bukti

4. identification

   Synonyms: identifikasi, pengenal

5. badge

   Synonyms: lambang, lencana

6. cue

   Synonym: petunjuk

Derived terms

• bertanda
• bertanda-tandaan
• menandai
• menandakan
• penanda
• penandaan
• pertanda
• pertandaan
• petanda
• tertanda

• tanda air
• tanda alamiah
• tanda baca
• tanda bagi
• tanda bakti
• tanda beti
• tanda bukti
• tanda diam
• tanda dinamik
• tanda gambar
• tanda garis
• tanda hayat
• tanda hidup
• tanda hubung
• tanda jadi
• tanda kesamaan
• tanda koma
• tanda koreksi
• tanda kres
• tanda kutip
• tanda mata
• tanda mati
• tanda mol
• tanda mula
• tanda mula natural
• tanda oktava
• tanda opsi
• tanda pagar
• tanda panah
• tanda pangkat
• tanda pasar
• tanda pembayaran
• tanda penghargaan
• tanda penunjuk
• tanda penyingkat
• tanda peringatan
• tanda petik
• tanda petik tunggal
• tanda pisah
• tanda pundak
• tanda putus
• tanda rujuk silang
• tanda sama
• tanda sama dengan
• tanda selar
• tanda serah
• tanda seru
• tanda siaran
• tanda silang
• tanda tambah
• tanda tangan
• tanda tanya
• tanda terima
• tanda titik
• tanda titik dua
• tanda topan
• tanda usaha
• tanda video
• tanda-tanda khusus

Further reading

• “tanda”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi tanda.

Verb

-tanda (infinitive kotanda)

1. to spread

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦤ꧀ꦝ (tandha), from Old Javanese taṇḍa (“standard, banner”), probably from Tamil தண்டம் (taṇṭam, “flag”, literally “stick, staff”), from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈtandə/ [ˈt̪an.də]
  • Rhymes: -andə, -də
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈtanda/ [ˈt̪an.da]
  • Rhymes: -anda, -da
• Hyphenation: tan‧da

Noun

tanda (Jawi spelling تندا, plural tanda-tanda or tanda²)

1. sign, mark, signal, spot, symbol

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penanda (“marker”) [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• bertanda (“marked”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• menandakan (“to signify something”) [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• tanda nama (“nametag”)
• tanda singkat (“breve”)
• tandatangan (“signature”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tanda (inherited)
• → Iban: tanda
• → Tagalog: tanda
• → Tausug: tanda'

Further reading

• "tanda" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Spanish

Etymology

Cognate to Catalan tanda and Galician tanda, of unknown origin. Perhaps from a Latin tanta (literally “that much”) or nominalization of Latin tandem (“(of time) at length, at last”), with contamination from either. Normally suggested to be from an instance noun Arabic ضَمْدَة (ḍamda, “bandage”) from the root ض م د (ḍ m d) being metaphorically used, however, apart from this semantic development being dubious, not only the consonants do not match but this Arabic noun is of utmost rarity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanda/ [ˈt̪ãn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Syllabification: tan‧da

Noun

tanda f (plural tandas)

1. time, instance

   Synonyms: vez, turno, pasada

2. duty, turn

   Synonym: turno

3. shift

   trabajo en tandas ― I work shifts

4. task, work

   Synonym: tarea

5. group, series, batch

   Synonym: serie

   tanda de producción ― production batch

   primera tanda ― first round

6. (music, film, theater) performance, show, session (instance of a series of performances or a movie shows)

   Synonyms: función, sesión

   el mejor momento de la tanda ― the best moment of the show

7. (sports) match (instance in series of games)
8. (colloquial, Latin America) beating, bashing
9. (bullfighting) series of steps taken by the bullfighter and bull before the estocada

Derived terms

• tanda de penaltis (“penalty shootout”)

Descendants

• → Basque: txanda
• → English: tanda

References

• Corriente, Federico (2008), “tanda”, in Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords. Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician and Kindred Dialects (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 97), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 449

Further reading

• “tanda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-tanda (infinitive kutanda)

1. to cover, extend, lay out, spread

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tanda
Positive present -natanda Subjunctive -tande Negative -tandi Imperative singular tanda
Infinitives
Positive kutanda Negative kutotanda
Imperatives
Singular tanda Plural tandeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutanda Positive past positive subject concord + -litanda Negative past negative subject concord + -kutanda
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natanda) Singular Plural 1st person ninatanda/natanda tunatanda 2nd person unatanda mnatanda 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatanda wanatanda other classes positive subject concord + -natanda
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tandi) Singular Plural 1st person sitandi hatutandi 2nd person hutandi hamtandi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatandi hawatandi other classes negative subject concord + -tandi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatanda Negative future negative subject concord + -tatanda
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tande) Singular Plural 1st person nitande tutande 2nd person utande mtande 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atande watande other classes positive subject concord + -tande
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitande Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetanda Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetanda Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitanda Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitanda
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atanda) Singular Plural 1st person natanda twatanda 2nd person watanda mwatanda 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atanda watanda m-mi(III/IV) watanda yatanda ji-ma(V/VI) latanda yatanda ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatanda vyatanda n(IX/X) yatanda zatanda u(XI) watanda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatanda pa(XVI) patanda mu(XVIII) mwatanda
Perfect positive subject concord + -metanda "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatanda "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatanda "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitanda "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotanda Consecutive katanda / positive subject concord + -katanda Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katande
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitanda -tutanda 2nd person -kutanda -watanda/-kutandeni/-watandeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtanda -watanda m-mi(III/IV) -utanda -itanda ji-ma(V/VI) -litanda -yatanda ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitanda -vitanda n(IX/X) -itanda -zitanda u(XI) -utanda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutanda pa(XVI) -patanda mu(XVIII) -mutanda Reflexive -jitanda
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tanda- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tandaye -tandao m-mi(III/IV) -tandao -tandayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tandalo -tandayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tandacho -tandavyo n(IX/X) -tandayo -tandazo u(XI) -tandao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tandako pa(XVI) -tandapo mu(XVIII) -tandamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tanda) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetanda -otanda m-mi(III/IV) -otanda -yotanda ji-ma(V/VI) -lotanda -yotanda ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotanda -vyotanda n(IX/X) -yotanda -zotanda u(XI) -otanda see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotanda pa(XVI) -potanda mu(XVIII) -motanda
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -tandia
  • Causative: -tandaza (“to spread”)
  • Passive: -tandwa
  • Stative: -tandika
  • Static: -tandama (“to lie stretched out”)

Swedish

Etymology

tand +‎ -a

Verb

tanda (present tandar, preterite tandade, supine tandat, imperative tanda)

1. to teethe

Conjugation

Conjugation of tanda (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	tanda		tandas
supine	tandat		tandats
imperative	tanda		—
imper. plural1	tanden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tandar	tandade	tandas	tandades
ind. plural1	tanda	tandade	tandas	tandades
subjunctive2	tande	tandade	tandes	tandades
present participle		tandande
past participle		tandad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

• danat, datan