See tau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_number": 1,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*taqu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *taqu",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "kau"
},
"expansion": "Hawaiian kau",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*taqun"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "tahun"
},
"expansion": "Malay tahun",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tl",
"2": "taon",
"3": "taón"
},
"expansion": "Tagalog taón",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *taqu (compare Hawaiian kau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Malay tahun, Tagalog taón).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "noun",
"3": "",
"4": "{{{pl}}}",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "tau",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "tau",
"name": "mi-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "23 23 2 22 8 17 2 1 2",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "16 19 8 15 19 4 8 3 8",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Sciences",
"orig": "mi:Sciences",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 17 10 10 14 4 12 4 12",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Thinking",
"orig": "mi:Thinking",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "48 48 2 1 0 0 0 0 0",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Time",
"orig": "mi:Time",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"year (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun)"
],
"id": "en-tau-mi-noun-Qz5Yf5g9",
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "23 23 2 22 8 17 2 1 2",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "16 19 8 15 19 4 8 3 8",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Sciences",
"orig": "mi:Sciences",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 17 10 10 14 4 12 4 12",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Thinking",
"orig": "mi:Thinking",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "48 48 2 1 0 0 0 0 0",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Time",
"orig": "mi:Time",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"year (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body)"
],
"id": "en-tau-mi-noun-BuVpu1tm",
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "17 17 10 10 14 4 12 4 12",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Thinking",
"orig": "mi:Thinking",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"year (a period between set dates that mark a year)"
],
"id": "en-tau-mi-noun-sWk-ewJB",
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "23 23 2 22 8 17 2 1 2",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "16 19 8 15 19 4 8 3 8",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Sciences",
"orig": "mi:Sciences",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"year (scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity)"
],
"id": "en-tau-mi-noun-l~JmPl2j",
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "16 19 8 15 19 4 8 3 8",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Sciences",
"orig": "mi:Sciences",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 17 10 10 14 4 12 4 12",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Thinking",
"orig": "mi:Thinking",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"year (Julian year)"
],
"id": "en-tau-mi-noun-BW1NB7r4",
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "23 23 2 22 8 17 2 1 2",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"year (level or grade at school or college)"
],
"id": "en-tau-mi-noun-9iLp5RY9",
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
}
],
"word": "tau"
}
{
"etymology_number": 2,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*tau"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tau",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*taʀuq"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "taruh"
},
"expansion": "Malay taruh",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq (compare Malay taruh).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"10": "",
"2": "verb",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "",
"f1accel-form": "passive",
"f2accel-form": "passive",
"f3accel-form": "passive",
"f4accel-form": "passive",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "tau",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "tau",
"name": "mi-verb"
}
],
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to settle"
],
"id": "en-tau-mi-verb-yWuHcWTe",
"links": [
[
"settle",
"settle"
]
]
}
],
"word": "tau"
}
{
"etymology_number": 3,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*tau"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tau",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*taqu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*Caqu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *Caqu",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "tahu"
},
"expansion": "Malay tahu",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu (compare Malay tahu).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mātau",
"tags": [
"used-in-the-form"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "noun",
"3": "used in the form",
"4": "mātau"
},
"expansion": "tau (used in the form mātau)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "17 17 10 10 14 4 12 4 12",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Thinking",
"orig": "mi:Thinking",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"knowledge"
],
"id": "en-tau-mi-noun-4PiVhy1l",
"links": [
[
"knowledge",
"knowledge"
]
]
}
],
"word": "tau"
}
{
"etymology_number": 3,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*tau"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tau",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*taqu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*Caqu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *Caqu",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "tahu"
},
"expansion": "Malay tahu",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu (compare Malay tahu).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mātau",
"tags": [
"used-in-the-form"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "verb",
"3": "used in the form",
"4": "mātau"
},
"expansion": "tau (used in the form mātau)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "17 17 10 10 14 4 12 4 12",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "mi",
"name": "Thinking",
"orig": "mi:Thinking",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to know"
],
"id": "en-tau-mi-verb-Vk7G5aRj",
"links": [
[
"know",
"know"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(stative) to know"
],
"tags": [
"stative"
]
}
],
"word": "tau"
}
{
"categories": [
"Maori entries with incorrect language header",
"Maori lemmas",
"Maori nouns",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori verbs",
"Pages with 47 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"mi:Sciences",
"mi:Thinking",
"mi:Time"
],
"etymology_number": 1,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*taqu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *taqu",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "haw",
"2": "kau"
},
"expansion": "Hawaiian kau",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*taqun"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "tahun"
},
"expansion": "Malay tahun",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tl",
"2": "taon",
"3": "taón"
},
"expansion": "Tagalog taón",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *taqu (compare Hawaiian kau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (compare Malay tahun, Tagalog taón).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "noun",
"3": "",
"4": "{{{pl}}}",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "tau",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "tau",
"name": "mi-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"year (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun)"
],
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"year (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body)"
],
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"year (a period between set dates that mark a year)"
],
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"year (scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity)"
],
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"year (Julian year)"
],
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"year (level or grade at school or college)"
],
"links": [
[
"year",
"year"
]
]
}
],
"word": "tau"
}
{
"categories": [
"Maori entries with incorrect language header",
"Maori lemmas",
"Maori nouns",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori verbs",
"Pages with 47 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"mi:Sciences",
"mi:Thinking",
"mi:Time"
],
"etymology_number": 2,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*tau"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tau",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*taʀuq"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "taruh"
},
"expansion": "Malay taruh",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq (compare Malay taruh).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"10": "",
"2": "verb",
"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"9": "",
"f1accel-form": "passive",
"f2accel-form": "passive",
"f3accel-form": "passive",
"f4accel-form": "passive",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "tau",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "tau",
"name": "mi-verb"
}
],
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to settle"
],
"links": [
[
"settle",
"settle"
]
]
}
],
"word": "tau"
}
{
"categories": [
"Maori entries with incorrect language header",
"Maori lemmas",
"Maori nouns",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori verbs",
"Pages with 47 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"mi:Sciences",
"mi:Thinking",
"mi:Time"
],
"etymology_number": 3,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*tau"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tau",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*taqu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*Caqu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *Caqu",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "tahu"
},
"expansion": "Malay tahu",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu (compare Malay tahu).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mātau",
"tags": [
"used-in-the-form"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "noun",
"3": "used in the form",
"4": "mātau"
},
"expansion": "tau (used in the form mātau)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"knowledge"
],
"links": [
[
"knowledge",
"knowledge"
]
]
}
],
"word": "tau"
}
{
"categories": [
"Maori entries with incorrect language header",
"Maori lemmas",
"Maori nouns",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
"Maori verbs",
"Pages with 47 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"mi:Sciences",
"mi:Thinking",
"mi:Time"
],
"etymology_number": 3,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pol-pro",
"3": "*tau"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *tau",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Oceanic",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*taqu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*Caqu"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *Caqu",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ms",
"2": "tahu"
},
"expansion": "Malay tahu",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu (compare Malay tahu).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mātau",
"tags": [
"used-in-the-form"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mi",
"2": "verb",
"3": "used in the form",
"4": "mātau"
},
"expansion": "tau (used in the form mātau)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Maori stative verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to know"
],
"links": [
[
"know",
"know"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(stative) to know"
],
"tags": [
"stative"
]
}
],
"word": "tau"
}
Download raw JSONL data for tau meaning in Maori (7.1kB)
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Maori dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.