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tahan

Pronunciation: /ˈtahan/

“tahan” is a Tagalog word. Its 10 meanings in English:

noun

  1. stopping from crying
  2. stopping; ceasing (of rain, running, etc.)
  3. temporary suspension (of work)
  4. residing; living (in a house, etc.)
  5. temporary stay or sojourn
  6. staying of water in a low place (as after rain)

interjection

  1. said to someone crying to stop crying: stop crying!

adjective

  1. no longer crying (especially of a baby or child)
  2. not moving; resting; at rest
  3. not working; resting

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Malay tahan (“holding out against; resistance; restraint; to sustain”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan (“to hold back, to keep in reserve”). Compare Balinese tahen. Possible doublet of taan.

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