tō

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of tō – see 就 (“to approach; to move towards; to reach; to arrive at; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 就).
Category:Chinese lemmas#tōCategory:Hokkien lemmas#tōCategory:Chinese verbs#tōCategory:Hokkien verbs#tōCategory:Chinese adverbs#tōCategory:Hokkien adverbs#tōCategory:Chinese prepositions#tōCategory:Hokkien prepositions#tōCategory:Chinese conjunctions#tōCategory:Hokkien conjunctions#tōCategory:Hokkien pe̍h-ōe-jī forms#TŌCategory:Hokkien entries with incorrect language header#TŌCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

Japanese

Romanization

tōCategory:Japanese non-lemma forms#TOCategory:Japanese romanizations#TOCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual script codes#TOCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#TOCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とお
  2. Rōmaji transcription of とう

Kato

Etymology

From Proto-AthabaskanCategory:Kato terms inherited from Proto-Athabaskan#TŌCategory:Kato terms derived from Proto-Athabaskan#TŌ *tuˑ.

Noun

tōCategory:Kato lemmas#TŌCategory:Kato nouns#TŌCategory:Kato entries with incorrect language header#TŌCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. water

References

  • Pliny Earle Goddard, Bill Ray, Kato texts (1909)

Māori

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TO *to (“sugar cane” ― compare with Hawaiian kō, Rarotongan tō and Tongan tō),[1] from Proto-OceanicCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#TOCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#TO *topu, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#TOCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#TO *təbuh “sugar cane” (compare with Malay tebu), from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#TOCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#TO *təbuS.[2] Sense of stem displaced the original plant meaning as sugarcane did not survive the cold New Zealand climate.[3]

Noun

tōCategory:Māori lemmas#TOCategory:Māori nouns#TOCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TOCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. plant stem/stalk – esp. of non-woody monocots like raupō (Typha orientalisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Typha%20orientalis),[4] maize etc.
    Synonyms: kau, kakau, tā
  2. finger
    Synonyms: mati, toi
  3. (archaicCategory:Māori terms with archaic senses#TO) sugar cane
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891), “tō”, in Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 520
  2. ↑ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2008), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎, volume 3: Plants, Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 389–91
  3. ↑ Furey, Louise (2006), Maori gardening: An archaeological perspective, Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Department of Conservation, →ISBN, page 10
  4. ↑ “Raupō”, in Te Māra Reo‎, Benton Family Trust, 2025

Etymology 2

From EnglishCategory:Māori terms borrowed from English#TOCategory:Māori terms derived from English#TO stove.

Noun

tōCategory:Māori lemmas#TOCategory:Māori nouns#TOCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TOCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. stove

Etymology 3

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#TOCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TO *toso, *toho. Cognates include Rarotongan tō, Samoan toso and Tongan toho.

Verb

tō (passive tōia)Category:Māori lemmas#TOCategory:Māori verbs#TOCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TOCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. to pull
    Synonym: kume
  2. (of windows, doors, computer applications) to open or shut
  3. to drag
    1. to haul i.e. to move something heavy behind by pulling on a surface
      Synonym: kume
    2. (of computers) to hold down and move something with a cursor across an interface

Noun

tōCategory:Māori lemmas#TOCategory:Māori nouns#TOCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TOCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. dragging
  2. portage

Derived terms

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Māori entries#TO

Determiner

tōCategory:Māori lemmas#TOCategory:Māori determiners#TOCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TOCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. (possessive, neutral/informal) your (singular)
  2. belonging to (combines with dual and plural pronouns)
  3. (possessive) Denotes ownership of.
    He motokā tō Timu.
    Timu owns a car.
    (literally, “A car owned (by) Timu”)
    Category:Māori terms with usage examples#TO
  4. that of, the one of
Usage notes

A possessive determiner which must be followed by a noun, unlike tāu and tōu. This is the neutral or informal form and is not governed by the a and o categories. It cannot be stressed, in which case either tāu or tōu must be used, depending on the category of the noun.

Declension
Māori possessive pronouns
singular object dual/plural object
A category O category neutral A category O category neutral
singular
subject		 1st person tāku tōku taku āku ōku aku
2nd person tāu tōu tō āu ōu ō
3rd person tāna tōna tana āna ōna ana
dual
subject		 1st person, inclusive tā tāua tō tāua — ā tāua ō tāua —
1st person, exclusive tā māua tō māua — ā māua ō māua —
2nd person tā kōrua tō kōrua — ā kōrua ō kōrua —
3rd person tā rāua tō rāua — ā rāua ō rāua —
plural
subject		 1st person, inclusive tā tātou tō tātou — ā tātou ō tātou —
1st person, exclusive tā mātou tō mātou — ā mātou ō mātou —
2nd person tā koutou tō koutou — ā koutou ō koutou —
3rd person tā rātou tō rātou — ā rātou ō rātou —

A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Māori entries#TO

Verb

tōCategory:Māori lemmas#TOCategory:Māori verbs#TOCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TOCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. to be calm, peaceful, tranquil
  2. to set (of an astronomical body)

Etymology 6

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Māori entries#TO

Verb

tōCategory:Māori lemmas#TOCategory:Māori verbs#TOCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#TOCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. to vibrate, tingle
    tō te taringa
    ringing in the ears
    Category:Māori terms with usage examples#TO

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917), “tō”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 501–2
  • "tō" - Maori Dictionary

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#TŌCategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TŌ *to (“to set”). Cognates include Tongan tō and Māori tō.

Pronunciation

Noun

tōCategory:Rapa Nui lemmas#TŌCategory:Rapa Nui nouns#TŌCategory:Rapa Nui entries with incorrect language header#TŌCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. (intransitiveCategory:Rapa Nui intransitive verbs#TŌ, of the Sun) to rise

References

  • Paulus Kieviet (2017), A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#TŌCategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TŌ *te-o-u. Cognates include Hawaiian kou and Samoan lou.

Determiner

tōCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#TŌCategory:Tokelauan determiners#TŌCategory:Tokelauan possessive determiners#TŌCategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#TŌCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. (inalienable, definite) thy, your
See also
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person excl. toku, tota1 to māua to mā to mātou oku, ota1 o māua o mā o mātou
incl. ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person excl. taku, tata1 ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku, ata1 a māua a mā a mātou
incl. ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person excl. hoku, hota1 ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1		 ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
incl. ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person excl. haku, hata1 ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1		 ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
incl. ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou

1) Sympathetic

Etymology 2

Te tō (2.1).

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#TŌCategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TŌ *toqo. Cognates include Tongan toˈo and Samoan to.

Noun

tōCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#TŌCategory:Tokelauan nouns#TŌCategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#TŌCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. pickaxe, pick
  2. landslide, avalanche

Verb

tōCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#TŌCategory:Tokelauan verbs#TŌCategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#TŌCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. (transitiveCategory:Tokelauan transitive verbs#TŌ) to pickaxe
  2. (transitiveCategory:Tokelauan transitive verbs#TŌ) to loosen
  3. (stativeCategory:Tokelauan stative verbs#TŌ) to be loose
  4. (intransitiveCategory:Tokelauan intransitive verbs#TŌ) to fall
  5. (intransitiveCategory:Tokelauan intransitive verbs#TŌ) to set (go down the horizon)

Etymology 3

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#TŌCategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TŌ *to. Cognates include Hawaiian kō and Samoan tō.

Noun

tōCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#TŌCategory:Tokelauan nouns#TŌCategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#TŌCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. pregnancy

Verb

tō (plural totō)Category:Tokelauan lemmas#TŌCategory:Tokelauan verbs#TŌCategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#TŌCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. (stativeCategory:Tokelauan stative verbs#TŌ) to be pregnant

Etymology 4

Verb

tōCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#TŌCategory:Tokelauan verbs#TŌCategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#TŌCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. (transitiveCategory:Tokelauan transitive verbs#TŌ) to sing the starting note of

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 388
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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tongan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#TO *to.

Pronunciation

Noun

tōCategory:Tongan lemmas#TOCategory:Tongan nouns#TOCategory:Tongan entries with incorrect language header#TOCategory:Pages with entries#TŌCategory:Pages with 7 entries#TŌ

  1. sugar cane
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