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)
- A Philippine snack food made from sweetened flavoured tofu with sago pearls.
Anagrams
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
Noun
tahô (Basahan spelling ᜆᜑᜓ)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
táho (Basahan spelling ᜆᜑᜓ)
- nonstandard form of tawo
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧ho
- IPA(key): /taˈhoʔ/ [t̪ɐˈhoʔ]
Etymology 1
Undetermined
Noun
taho
Verb
taho
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
- 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
- Syllabification(key): ta‧ho
- Hyphenation(key): ta‧ho
Noun
taho
- authority, organization, institution; any group of humans or human institution (exact type depends on the context)
- lukuisat tahot ― numerous organisations
- (law) party (person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action)
- facet (flat surface cut into a gem)
- (in the locative cases) direction, general vicinity
- (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. | ||
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Derived terms
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 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Inari Sami
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
taho
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu; bean curd”).[1][2] 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)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Spanish: tajú
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈhoʔ/ [t̪ɐˈhoʔ]
- Rhymes: -oʔ
- Syllabification: ta‧ho
Noun
tahô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜓ)
- comprehension; knowledge gained from contemplation
Derived terms
- katahuan
- pagkataho
- pantahuan
- pangatahuan
Adjective
tahô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜓ)
References
- ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 139.
- ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 58
Further reading
- “taho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “taho”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
Anagrams
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈta.ho]
Verb
taho
- (transitive) to winnow
Conjugation
| 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
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 | |