Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tahan

/ˈtahan/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: tahan
IPA: /ˈtahan/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To endure; to bear.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

""Many local artists cannot tahan me," he says, using the Malay word for "tolerate". "If you live next to Picasso, can you tahan or not?""
"2017, Zhangxin Zheng, Here’s why you shouldn’t be alarmed by pictures of “flooding” in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Mothership.sg The 3.2km meandering naturalised river at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park used to be a 2.7 km long straight concrete Kallang channel in the past, which would not otherwise have been able to tahan as much rainwater as it now does."
"If you’re buying a new car, especially a better one than your previous, it’s gonna be able to tahan your need for speed. Step on the pedal only la, why so kancheong?"

Etymology

From Malay tahan.

Word Breakdown

Root: tahan

Usage

Colloquial

Phrases

buay tahan

Questions

How do you pronounce tahan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtahan/.
What does tahan mean?: To endure; to bear.
Where does tahan come from?: From Malay tahan.

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