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Tahitian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /təˈhiːʃən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Tahiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tahitian From Tahiti + -an.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to Tahiti, or to its people or language.

Deriveds

Tahitianness

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Tahitian terms

Translations (13)

de tahitisch (relating to Tahiti) · ro tahitian (relating to Tahiti) · nb tahitisk (relating to Tahiti) · de tahitianisch (relating to Tahiti) · fr tahitien (relating to Tahiti) · nn tahitisk (relating to Tahiti) · ca tahitià (relating to Tahiti) · nl Tahitiaans (relating to Tahiti) · vo Tahiteänik (relating to Tahiti) · vo Tahiteänapükik (relating to Tahiti) · vo Tahiteänanik (relating to Tahiti) · pl tahitański (relating to Tahiti) · haw Kahiki (relating to Tahiti)

Tahitian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /təˈhiːʃən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Tahiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tahitian From Tahiti + -an.

Meanings

1. A native or inhabitant of Tahiti.
   • Doubtless, in thus denationalizing the Tahitians, as it were, the missionaries were prompted by a sincere desire for good; […] 1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
2. A person from Tahiti or of Tahitian descent.

Forms

Translations (24)

pl Tahitanka (native or inhabitant) · haw Kahiki (native or inhabitant) · sv tahitier (native or inhabitant) · fr Tahitien (native or inhabitant) · vo hi-Tahiteänan (native or inhabitant) · it tahitiano (native or inhabitant) · tr Tahitili (native or inhabitant) · ro tahitiană (native or inhabitant) · ro tahitian (native or inhabitant) · vo Tahiteänan (native or inhabitant) · vo ji-Tahiteänan (native or inhabitant) · ca tahitià (native or inhabitant) · fr Tahitienne (native or inhabitant) · de Tahitier (native or inhabitant) · eo tahitianino (native or inhabitant) · de Tahitianerin (native or inhabitant) · pl Tahitańczyk (native or inhabitant) · eo tahitiano (native or inhabitant) · it tahitiana (native or inhabitant) · de Tahitierin (native or inhabitant) · nl Tahitiaan (native or inhabitant) · pih Tahityan (native or inhabitant) · de Tahitianer (native or inhabitant) · fr Tahititien (native or inhabitant)

Tahitian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /təˈhiːʃən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Tahiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tahitian From Tahiti + -an.

Meanings

1. The Polynesian language of Tahiti.

Translations (34)

ar التاهيتية (language) · de Tahitisch (language) · ro tahitiană (language) · zu LesiTahiti (language) · pl (język) tahitański (language) · ca tahitià (language) · nl Tahitiaans (language) · ny Chitahiti (language) · ar تاهيتية (language) · ty reo Tahiti (language) · da tahitisk (language) · hy տահիտի (language) · yi טאַהיטיאַן (language) · ru таитянский (language) · mg fiteny tahisiana (language) · pih Tahityan (language) · vo Tahiteänapük (language) · fi tahiti (language) · nn tahitisk (language) · mi reo Tahiti (language) · cmn 塔希提語 /塔希提语 (language) · oc tahitian (language) · pt taitiano (language) · ty reo Mā’ohi (language) · kmr tahitî (language) · cmn 大溪地語 /大溪地语 (language) · fr tahitien (language) · co tahitianu (language) · it tahitiano (language) · tr Tahitice (language) · eu tahitiera (language) · mg tahisianina (language) · haw ʻōlelo Kahiki (language) · nb tahitisk (language)