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tani.

farming

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtani/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.ni]Standard-Indonesian
  1. farming

    countable · uncountable
  2. the outer gate of the palace

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  3. pirate (illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself)

    colloquial · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tani, from Tamil தானி (tāṉi, “place”), from Pali ṭhāna (“place”), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna). Not related to tanah. Displaced native sawah (“farm, field”) and huma (“farm”). Doublet of istana. * Semantic loan from English pirate. Association happens due homonym bajak of sense Malay-inherited bajak (“(to) plough”) and Javanese-derived bajak (“piracy; to hijack”).

noun/ˈtani/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.ni]Standard-Indonesian
  1. ropes on the boat to secure the mast

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tani.

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