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 person		totadu	fotadu	mitadu
2nd person		notadu	nitadu
3rd person	masculine	otadu	itadu yotadu (archaic)
	feminine	motadu
	neuter	itadu

References

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