tāu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tau"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of tāu – see 豆 (“pod-bearing plant or its seeds; bean; pea; bean-shaped object; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 豆).
For pronunciation and definitions of tāu – see 痘 (“pox; smallpox; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 痘).
For pronunciation and definitions of tāu – see 脰 (“neck”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 脰).
For pronunciation and definitions of tāu – see 讀 (“to say aloud; to tell; to read; to peruse; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 讀).

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taʊ³³/

Verb

tāu

  1. (Patsho) order; a request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.

Māori

Etymology

Compare with Hawaiian kāu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːu/ [ˈtɑːʉ]

Determiner

tāu

  1. your; singular alienable

Declension

Māori possessive pronouns
singular object dual/plural object
A category O category neutral A category O category neutral
singular
subject 		1st person tāku tōku taku āku ōku aku
2nd person tāu tōu tō āu ōu ō
3rd person tāna tōna tana āna ōna ana
dual
subject 		1st person, inclusive tā tāua tō tāua — ā tāua ō tāua —
1st person, exclusive tā māua tō māua — ā māua ō māua —
2nd person tā kōrua tō kōrua — ā kōrua ō kōrua —
3rd person tā rāua tō rāua — ā rāua ō rāua —
plural
subject 		1st person, inclusive tā tātou tō tātou — ā tātou ō tātou —
1st person, exclusive tā mātou tō mātou — ā mātou ō mātou —
2nd person tā koutou tō koutou — ā koutou ō koutou —
3rd person tā rātou tō rātou — ā rātou ō rātou —

A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Further reading

  • “tāu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Samoan

Verb

tāu

  1. to wring out (of a wet cloth, kava, coconut milk)
    Synonym: tatau
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