tanam

Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *tanəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəm, from Proto-Austronesian *CaNəm (grave, to bury).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtanam/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧nam

Verb

tanam (used in the form nanam)

  1. to plant
  2. to bury

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tanam, from Proto-Malayic *tanəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəm, from Proto-Austronesian *CaNəm (grave, to bury).

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

Pronunciation

Verb

tanam (active menanam, passive ditanam)

  1. to plant
  2. to bury

Derived terms

  • tanam benang

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *tanəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəm, from Proto-Austronesian *CaNəm (grave, to bury).

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

Pronunciation

Verb

tanam (Jawi spelling تانم, active menanam, third-person passive ditanam)

  1. to plant
  2. to bury

Derived terms

Affixations

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: tanam (inherited)

Further reading