tahu

See also: tahů, and tahʉ

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaɦu]

Noun

tahu

1. genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular of tah

Estonian

Noun

tahu

1. genitive singular of tahk

Hopi

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tap.

Noun

tahu (plural tathu)

1. tendon
2. muscle
3. (slang) Navajo

Derived terms

• tahulena
• tahuqpu

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tahu, from Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

Alternative forms

• tau (nonstandard)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.(h)u/
• Rhymes: -ahu, -hu, -u
• Hyphenation: ta‧u
• Note: Except in its locative form, this verb is usually pronounced with the /h/ dropped.

Verb

tahu (transitive locative ketahui)

1. to know
   1. (transitive) to perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that

      Aku tahu dia belum makan.

      I know he hasn't eaten.

   2. (intransitive) to be or become aware or cognizant
   3. (transitive) to be aware of; to be cognizant of

      Dia tahu tempat tinggal kita.

      He knows where we live.

      (literally, “He knows our residence.”)

   4. (transitive) to be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered

      Aku tahu siapa ibumu.

      I know who your mother is.

   5. (transitive) to understand or have a grasp of through experience or study

      Kami tahu berbahasa Inggris.

      We know how to speak English.

   6. (transitive) to be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of

      Tahu mana yang baik dan mana buruk.

      To know what is good and what is bad.

   7. (transitive) to have knowledge; to have information, be informed
   8. (transitive) to have indexed and have information about within one's database

Usage notes

• Sometimes in this form, the verb is used with the prepositions akan, tentang or mengenai.

Derived terms

• berpengetahuan
• bertahu-tahu
• bertahuan
• ketahuan
• ketahui
• pengetahuan
• sepengetahuan
• setahu
• tahu-menahu
• tahu-tahu
• tahui

 

Etymology 2

dua buah tahu

From Malay tauhu, from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū, “tofu, bean curd”), from Middle Chinese 豆 (dùw, “bean”) + 腐 (bjú, “rotten, fermented”). Doublet of tofu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.hu/
• Rhymes: -ahu, -hu, -u
• Hyphenation: ta‧hu

Noun

tahu

1. tofu (a protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk)

Descendants

• → Ternate: tahu

Further reading

• “tahu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• tau (informal)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (tāhu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tahu/
• Rhymes: -ahu, -hu, -u

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Verb

tahu (Jawi spelling تاهو)

1. to know (be certain or sure about something)
2. to know (have knowledge of)

   Aku tidak tahu.

   I do not know.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• diketahui [passive + causative (locative) benefactive + patient focus] (ke- + -i + di-)
• ketahuan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• ketahuilah
• mengetahui (“to find out”)
• pengetahuan (“knowledge”)
• tahu-menahu

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tahu (inherited)

Further reading

• “tahu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mori Bawah

Verb

tahu

1. (stative) to be over there, somewhere remote and at a higher elevation then the speaker and hearer

References

• The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 695-6

Ternate

Etymology

From Indonesian tahu, from Hokkien 豆腐 (tāu-hū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.hu]

Noun

tahu

1. tofu (a protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk)

References

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