tany

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tannum (“oak bark”), from Gaulish *tannos (“oak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈtaɲ]

Noun

tany m (plural tanys)

(botany) sprout
Synonym: rebrot
(botany) sucker (sprout growing from the base of a tree)

Related terms

taní

Further reading

“tany” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“tany”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“tany” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“tany” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Malagasy

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq. Compare Malay tanah, Chamorro tano'.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tany

earth
soil

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tany

lament, weeping, tears

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