"tau" meaning in Maori

See tau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *taqu (compare Hawaiian kau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Malay tahun, Tagalog taón). Etymology templates: {{der|mi|poz-pol-pro|*taqu}} Proto-Polynesian *taqu, {{cog|haw|kau}} Hawaiian kau, {{der|mi|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{der|mi|poz-pro|*taqun}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun, {{cog|ms|tahun}} Malay tahun, {{cog|tl|taon|taón}} Tagalog taón Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} tau, {{mi-noun}} tau
  1. year (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun) Categories (topical): Sciences, Time
    Sense id: en-tau-mi-noun-Qz5Yf5g9 Disambiguation of Sciences: 16 21 7 22 13 7 6 2 6 Disambiguation of Time: 48 48 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 3 23 6 20 1 0 1
  2. year (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) Categories (topical): Sciences, Time
    Sense id: en-tau-mi-noun-BuVpu1tm Disambiguation of Sciences: 16 21 7 22 13 7 6 2 6 Disambiguation of Time: 48 48 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 3 23 6 20 1 0 1
  3. year (a period between set dates that mark a year)
    Sense id: en-tau-mi-noun-sWk-ewJB
  4. year (scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-tau-mi-noun-l~JmPl2j Disambiguation of Sciences: 16 21 7 22 13 7 6 2 6 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 3 23 6 20 1 0 1
  5. year (Julian year) Categories (topical): Sciences, Thinking
    Sense id: en-tau-mi-noun-BW1NB7r4 Disambiguation of Sciences: 16 21 7 22 13 7 6 2 6 Disambiguation of Thinking: 13 13 8 7 35 3 9 3 9
  6. year (level or grade at school or college)
    Sense id: en-tau-mi-noun-9iLp5RY9 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 3 23 6 20 1 0 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: mātau [used-in-the-form]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu (compare Malay tahu). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*tau}} Proto-Polynesian *tau, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*taqu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, {{inh|mi|map-pro|*Caqu}} Proto-Austronesian *Caqu, {{cog|ms|tahu}} Malay tahu Head templates: {{head|mi|noun|used in the form|mātau}} tau (used in the form mātau)
  1. knowledge
    Sense id: en-tau-mi-noun-4PiVhy1l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq (compare Malay taruh). Etymology templates: {{der|mi|poz-pol-pro|*tau}} Proto-Polynesian *tau, {{der|mi|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{der|mi|poz-pro|*taʀuq}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq, {{cog|ms|taruh}} Malay taruh Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|||||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} tau, {{mi-verb}} tau
  1. to settle
    Sense id: en-tau-mi-verb-yWuHcWTe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: mātau [used-in-the-form]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu (compare Malay tahu). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*tau}} Proto-Polynesian *tau, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|-}} Proto-Oceanic, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*taqu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, {{inh|mi|map-pro|*Caqu}} Proto-Austronesian *Caqu, {{cog|ms|tahu}} Malay tahu Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|used in the form|mātau}} tau (used in the form mātau)
  1. (stative) to know Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-tau-mi-verb-Vk7G5aRj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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