tarah

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Big Nambas

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Noun

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tarah

  1. (used by women in circumstances where nauei was taboo) water

Synonyms

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References

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  • The Oceanic Languages (2013, →ISBN, citing Fox 1996

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *tarah, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ta.rah/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧rah

Verb

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tarah (Jawi spelling تاره)

  1. to smooth or level wood with a knife
  2. planing with an adze; shaping, rough-hewing

Further reading

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