tadu

Ternate

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Austronesian; compare Indonesian tanduk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.du]

Noun

tadu

1. a horn (of an animal, etc.)

Etymology 2

tadu

Possibly related to the previous etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.du]

Noun

tadu

1. clown coris (Coris aygula)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.du]

Noun

tadu

1. a shadow

Verb

tadu

1. (transitive) to shade, to shadow, to cast a shadow by covering

Conjugation

Conjugation of tadu
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	totadu	fotadu	mitadu
2nd	notadu	nitadu
3rd	Masculine	otadu	itadu, yotadu†
Feminine	motadu
Neuter	itadu
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh