tāne

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tane"

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taqane.

Noun

tāne

  1. man (adult male human)

Derived terms

  • whakatāne (“act like a man”, verb)

Further reading

  • “tāne” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taqane.

Noun

tāne

  1. man

Adjective

tāne

  1. male

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taqane.

Noun

tāne

  1. man (adult male human)

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taqane. Cognates include Hawaiian kāne and Samoan tāne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtaː.ne]
  • Hyphenation: tā‧ne

Noun

tāne

  1. man, male
  2. husband

Synonyms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 372
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