English

Proper noun

Tana

1. A nickname of Antananarivo
2. A female given name, Alternative form of Tanya

Norwegian

Proper noun

Tana

1. A municipality in Finnmark, Norway

English

Noun

tana ‎(plural tanas)

1. The banxring or tree shrew.

Buginese

Etymology

Compare Malay tanah.

Noun

tana (lontara ᨈᨊ)

1. land
2. soil
3. country

Crimean Tatar

Noun

tana

1. young bull

Declension

Hausa

Noun

tānā f

1. earthworm
2. (dialectal, chiefly anatomy) membrane covering a body part
3. (dialectal) thin, sometimes crispy skin (e.g., on roasted chicken)

Irish

Adjective

tana

1. Alternative form of tanaí ‎(“thin; shallow”)

Mutation

References

• "tana" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Italian

Noun

tana f ‎(plural tane)

1. lair, den
2. burrow (tunnel or hole dug by a small creature, such as a rabbit, etc.)
3. (figuratively) hideout

Synonyms

• (hideout): covo, nascondiglio

Anagrams

• anta, nata

Japanese

Romanization

tana

1. rōmaji reading of たな

Ratahan

Noun

tana

1. earth; soil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tanae, from Proto-Celtic *tanawyos, from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us.

Adjective

tana ‎(comparative taine)

1. thin (not thick; not dense)
2. shallow (water)
3. thin, runny (liquid)
4. flimsy (material)

Derived terms

• tanalachd

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “1 tana” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.