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tahu.

to know (to be justifiably certain or sure about)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtahu/[ˈt̪a.hu]/ˈtau̯/[ˈt̪au̯]
  1. to know (to be justifiably certain or sure about)

    Aku belum tahu ujiannya kapan.
  2. to know (to have the knowledge of; to understand)

    Kakaknya tahu bahasa Jawa.
  3. to know (to be acquainted or familiar with)

    Kamu tahu Andi dari siapa?
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈtahu/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.hu]Standard-Indonesian
  1. tofu

    Ibu sedang membuat tahu bacem.
Where this word comes from

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.

adv/ˈtahu/[ˈt̪a.hu]/ˈtau̯/[ˈt̪au̯]
  1. once, yet

    colloquial · figuratively
    Dia tidak tahu bolos.
Where this word comes from

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

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