"tau" meaning in Malay

See tau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tau/ Forms: تاو [Jawi], tau-tau [plural], tauku [first-person, informal, possessive], taumu [possessive, second-person], taunya [possessive, third-person]
Etymology: Borrowed from English tau, from Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|en|tau}} English tau, {{bor|ms|grc|ταῦ}} Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=تاو}} tau (Jawi spelling تاو, plural tau-tau, informal 1st possessive tauku, 2nd possessive taumu, 3rd possessive taunya)
  1. the Greek letter tau (Τ or τ) Categories (topical): Thinking
    Sense id: en-tau-ms-noun-egrQN5fJ Disambiguation of Thinking: 49 51 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tahu, تاهو
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /tau/ (note: Kedah), /ta.u/
Rhymes: -au, -u Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*tahu(ʔ)}} Proto-Malayic *tahu(ʔ), {{inh|ms|poz-mcm-pro|-}} Proto-Malayo-Chamic, {{inh|ms|poz-msa-pro|-}} Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*taqu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*Caqu}} Proto-Austronesian *Caqu Head templates: {{head|ms|verb}} tau
  1. (informal) Alternative form of tahu (“to know”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, informal Alternative form of: tahu (extra: to know) Categories (topical): Thinking
    Sense id: en-tau-ms-verb-q~0QVjIj Disambiguation of Thinking: 49 51 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tahu, تاهو
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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