tamo

See also: tamö and tamò

Anjam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑmo/

Noun

tamo

1. man

References

• Robert Rucker, Anjam Organised Phonology Data (2000), p. 2

Japanese

Romanization

tamo

1. Rōmaji transcription of たも

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• tame

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tamo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈtamo/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈtamo/

Adverb

tamo

1. there (at that place)

   Synonyms: taméž, tamož, tamto

   Coordinate term: tu

Descendants

• Czech: tam

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “tamo”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /tamɔ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /tamɔ/

Adverb

tamo

1. Alternative form of tam

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): /ˈta.mɔ/

Adverb

tamo (not comparable)

1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) Alternative form of tam

Further reading

• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “tamo”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 143

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tamos

Etymology

Clipping of estamos, first-person plural present indicative of estar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ.mo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ.mu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈta.mu/

Verb

tamo

1. (Brazil) Eye dialect spelling of estamos.

   Tamo junto!

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tamo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tâmo/
• Hyphenation: ta‧mo

Adverb

tȁmo (Cyrillic spelling та̏мо)

1. there (in that place)

   Nikad nismo bili tamo. ― We have never been there.

2. (distal) there, over there (in the indicated place)

   Eno ga tamo! ― There he is!

3. over here (to, towards this place)

   Hodaj tamo! ― Walk over here!

Synonyms

• tja (Croatia, regional, archaic)

See also

• (there, over there): ondje
• (here, over here): tu, óvdje

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tamo (Cyrillic spelling тамо)

1. vocative singular of tama

Spanish

Noun

tamo m (plural tamos)

1. fluff; dust

Further reading

• “tamo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay temu, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təmu (“to meet, receive; greet a guest”), or alternatively from Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁mu, *t₁muj, *t₁muəj (“guest, visitor”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈmo/ [t̪ɐˈmo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ta‧mo

Noun

tamó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋᜓ)

1. act of acquiring (of a prize, honor, etc.)

   Synonyms: tanggap, pagtanggap, kamit, pagkakamit

2. benefit

   Synonyms: pakinabang, kapakinabangan

Derived terms

• magtamo
• matamo
• pagkatamo
• pagtatamo
• tamuhin

Etymology 2

From univerbation of kita (“see; look”) +‎ mo (“you”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈmo/ [t̪ɐˈmo], /ˈtamo/ [ˈt̪aː.mo]
• Rhymes: -o, -amo
• Syllabification: ta‧mo

Interjection

tamó or tamo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋᜓ) (colloquial)

1. come look; watch; see; get a load of

   Tamo 'to dali!

   (You) take a look at this, quick!

   Tamo ang sira-ulong 'to.

   (You) come get a load of this dumbass over here.

   Nasira ang buhay niya dahil sa bisyo, tamo?

   His life got ruined due to vices, do you see?

Etymology 3

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tamu (“turmeric: Curcuma zedoaria”). Compare Kapampangan tamu and Balinese ᬢᬫᬸ (tamu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈmoʔ/ [t̪ɐˈmoʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧mo

Noun

tamô (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋᜓ)

1. zedoary; white turmeric (Curcuma zedoaria, a type of plant with yellow root used for shaving)

Further reading

• “tamo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “tamo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tamu₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• amot, toma

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.mo]

Noun

tamo

1. an earthen pot

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh