tasu

See also: tāšu and taśû

Central Dusun

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

tasu

  1. dog

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Coastal Kadazan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

tasu

  1. dog (animal)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Estonian

Etymology

From tasa (even, flat, quiet) +‎ -u. Cognate to Finnish taso.

Noun

tasu (genitive tasu, partitive tasu)

  1. pay, wage
  2. revenge

Declension

Declension of tasu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tasu tasud
accusative nom.
gen. tasu
genitive tasude
partitive tasu tasusid
illative tassu
tasusse
tasudesse
inessive tasus tasudes
elative tasust tasudest
allative tasule tasudele
adessive tasul tasudel
ablative tasult tasudelt
translative tasuks tasudeks
terminative tasuni tasudeni
essive tasuna tasudena
abessive tasuta tasudeta
comitative tasuga tasudega

Derived terms

  • tasuma
  • tasuja

Japanese

Romanization

tasu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たす

Kimaragang

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *asu.

Noun

tasu

  1. dog (animal)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*asu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtasu/

Noun

tasu

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of tasa