Etymology

tanna

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Today it means: Any of the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishna, from approximately 10–220 CE. Full definition →

tnk tana ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq
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Tanna · proper noun1

  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian · derived from*tanəq“earth, soil”
  2. tnk · derived fromtana“earth”
  3. English todayTanna

Named by British explorer James Cook in 1774, said to be from Kwamera tana (“earth”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq (“earth, soil”).

Tanna · noun2

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromתַּנָּא
  2. English todayTanna

From Hebrew תַּנָּא (tannā), from Aramaic.

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