tadu

Ternate

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Austronesian; compare Indonesian tanduk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈta.du]

Noun

tadu

  1. a horn (of an animal, etc.)

Etymology 2

Possibly related to the previous etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈta.du]

Noun

tadu

  1. clown coris (Coris aygula)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈta.du]

Noun

tadu

  1. a shadow

Verb

tadu

  1. (transitive) to shade, to shadow, to cast a shadow by covering
Conjugation
Conjugation of tadu
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person totadu fotadu mitadu
2nd person notadu nitadu
3rd
person
masculine otadu itadu
yotadu (archaic)
feminine motadu
neuter itadu

References

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