taho

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog taho, from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu”) or perhaps 豆腐花 (tāu-hū-hoe, “tofu pudding”) that it might simply be short for.

Noun

taho (uncountable)

1. A Philippine snack food made from sweetened flavoured tofu with sago pearls.

Anagrams

• HATO, Thao, oath

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū). See also Hokkien 豆腐花 (tāu-hū-hoa/tāu-hū-hoe, “douhua; tofu pudding”), which taho might simply be short for.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈhoʔ/ [taˈhoʔ]
• IPA^(key): /taˈʔoʔ/ [taˈʔoʔ] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ta‧ho

Noun

tahô (Basahan spelling ᜆᜑᜓ)

1. taho

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaho/ [ˈta.ho]
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔo/ [ˈta.ʔo] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ta‧ho

Noun

táho (Basahan spelling ᜆᜑᜓ)

1. Nonstandard form of tawo.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧ho
• IPA^(key): /taˈhoʔ/ [t̪ɐˈhoʔ]

Etymology 1

Undetermined

Noun

taho

1. account, report

Verb

taho

1. to account, to narrate, to recount

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu; bean curd”). See also Hokkien 豆腐花 (tāu-hū-hoa/tāu-hū-hoe, “douhua; tofu pudding”), which taho might simply be short for.

Noun

taho

1. a Philippine snack food made from sweetened flavoured tofu with sago pearls

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *taho, possibly a variant of tahko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑho/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ɦo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑho
• Hyphenation^(key): ta‧ho

Noun

taho

1. authority, organization, institution; any group of humans or human institution (exact type depends on the context)

   lukuisat tahot ― numerous organisations

2. (law) party (person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action)
3. facet (flat surface cut into a gem)
4. (in the locative cases) direction, general vicinity
5. (geometry) Synonym of tahko (“face”)

Declension

Inflection of taho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		taho	tahot
genitive		tahon	tahojen
partitive		tahoa	tahoja
illative		tahoon	tahoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		taho	tahot
accusative	nom.	taho	tahot
	gen.	tahon
genitive		tahon	tahojen
partitive		tahoa	tahoja
inessive		tahossa	tahoissa
elative		tahosta	tahoista
illative		tahoon	tahoihin
adessive		taholla	tahoilla
ablative		taholta	tahoilta
allative		taholle	tahoille
essive		tahona	tahoina
translative		tahoksi	tahoiksi
abessive		tahotta	tahoitta
instructive		—	tahoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of taho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tahoni tahoni accusative nom. tahoni tahoni gen. tahoni genitive tahoni tahojeni partitive tahoani tahojani inessive tahossani tahoissani elative tahostani tahoistani illative tahooni tahoihini adessive tahollani tahoillani ablative taholtani tahoiltani allative taholleni tahoilleni essive tahonani tahoinani translative tahokseni tahoikseni abessive tahottani tahoittani instructive — — comitative — tahoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tahosi tahosi accusative nom. tahosi tahosi gen. tahosi genitive tahosi tahojesi partitive tahoasi tahojasi inessive tahossasi tahoissasi elative tahostasi tahoistasi illative tahoosi tahoihisi adessive tahollasi tahoillasi ablative taholtasi tahoiltasi allative tahollesi tahoillesi essive tahonasi tahoinasi translative tahoksesi tahoiksesi abessive tahottasi tahoittasi instructive — — comitative — tahoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tahomme tahomme accusative nom. tahomme tahomme gen. tahomme genitive tahomme tahojemme partitive tahoamme tahojamme inessive tahossamme tahoissamme elative tahostamme tahoistamme illative tahoomme tahoihimme adessive tahollamme tahoillamme ablative taholtamme tahoiltamme allative tahollemme tahoillemme essive tahonamme tahoinamme translative tahoksemme tahoiksemme abessive tahottamme tahoittamme instructive — — comitative — tahoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tahonne tahonne accusative nom. tahonne tahonne gen. tahonne genitive tahonne tahojenne partitive tahoanne tahojanne inessive tahossanne tahoissanne elative tahostanne tahoistanne illative tahoonne tahoihinne adessive tahollanne tahoillanne ablative taholtanne tahoiltanne allative tahollenne tahoillenne essive tahonanne tahoinanne translative tahoksenne tahoiksenne abessive tahottanne tahoittanne instructive — — comitative — tahoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tahonsa tahonsa accusative nom. tahonsa tahonsa gen. tahonsa genitive tahonsa tahojensa partitive tahoaan tahoansa tahojaan tahojansa inessive tahossaan tahossansa tahoissaan tahoissansa elative tahostaan tahostansa tahoistaan tahoistansa illative tahoonsa tahoihinsa adessive tahollaan tahollansa tahoillaan tahoillansa ablative taholtaan taholtansa tahoiltaan tahoiltansa allative taholleen tahollensa tahoilleen tahoillensa essive tahonaan tahonansa tahoinaan tahoinansa translative tahokseen tahoksensa tahoikseen tahoiksensa abessive tahottaan tahottansa tahoittaan tahoittansa instructive — — comitative — tahoineen tahoinensa

Derived terms

(compounds):

• intressitaho
• kaksitahoinen
• kolmitahoinen
• kuusitahoinen
• monitahoinen
• nelitahoinen
• viisitahoinen
• yksitahoinen

Further reading

• “taho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Ahto, ahot, ahto, haot, hota

Inari Sami

Etymology

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Noun

taho

1. act, deed
2. achievement

Inflection

Even o-stem, h-ṿ gradation
Nominative	taho
Genitive	taṿo
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	taho	taṿoh
Accusative	taṿo	taṿoid
Genitive	taṿo	taṿoi
Illative	tahon	tavvoid
Locative	tavvoost	taṿoin
Comitative	tavvoin	taṿoiguin
Abessive	taṿottáá	taṿoittáá
Essive	tahhoon
Partitive	tahhood
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person — — — 2nd person — — — 3rd person — — —

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu; bean curd”). See also Hokkien 豆腐花 (tāu-hū-hoa/tāu-hū-hoe, “douhua; tofu pudding”), which taho might simply be short for.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈhoʔ/ [t̪ɐˈhoʔ], /taˈho/ [t̪ɐˈho]
• Rhymes: -oʔ, -o
• Syllabification: ta‧ho

Noun

tahô or tahó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜓ)

1. taho (Philippine snack made of fresh soft tofu, syrup, and sago pearls)
2. (uncommon) ginger tea

   Synonyms: salabat, panggasi

Derived terms

• magtataho

Related terms

• tahure
• tawpe
• tawsi
• toge
• tokwa
• toyo

Descendants

• → Spanish: tajú

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈhoʔ/ [t̪ɐˈhoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧ho

Noun

tahô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜓ)

1. comprehension; knowledge gained from contemplation

   Synonyms: pagkaunawa, pagkaintindi, kaalaman, kabatiran, batid, alam

Derived terms

• katahuan
• pagkataho
• pantahuan
• pangatahuan

Adjective

tahô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜓ)

1. understood; comprehended

   Synonyms: batid, alam, nalalaman, nababatid

Further reading

• “taho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “taho”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

Anagrams

• Ohta, hota

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.ho]

Verb

taho

1. (transitive) to winnow

Conjugation

Conjugation of taho

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totaho	fotaho	mitaho
2nd person		notaho	nitaho
3rd person	masculine	otaho	itaho yotaho (archaic)
	feminine	motaho
	neuter	itaho

References

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

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *taho. Cognates include Finnish taho.

Noun

taho

1. place, location
2. area
3. terrain

Inflection

Inflection of taho (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	taho
genitive sing.	tahon
partitive sing.	tahod
partitive plur.	tahoid
	singular	plural
nominative	taho	tahod
accusative	tahon	tahod
genitive	tahon	tahoiden
partitive	tahod	tahoid
essive-instructive	tahon	tahoin
translative	tahoks	tahoikš
inessive	tahos	tahoiš
elative	tahospäi	tahoišpäi
illative	tahoze	tahoiže
adessive	tahol	tahoil
ablative	taholpäi	tahoilpäi
allative	tahole	tahoile
abessive	tahota	tahoita
comitative	tahonke	tahoidenke
prolative	tahodme	tahoidme
approximative I	tahonno	tahoidenno
approximative II	tahonnoks	tahoidennoks
egressive	tahonnopäi	tahoidennopäi
terminative I	tahozesai	tahoižesai
terminative II	taholesai	tahoilesai
terminative III	tahossai	—
additive I	tahozepäi	tahoižepäi
additive II	taholepäi	tahoilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “местность, место, пункт”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika