Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tana

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: tana
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for Antananarivo: the capital and largest city of Madagascar.

name

A lake in Ethiopia.

noun

Alternative form of Tanna (“a rabbinic sage”).

name

A female given name, Alternative form of Tanya.

name

A river in Kenya.

noun

Alternative form of thana.

noun

The banxring or tree shrew.

Etymology

Etymology tree Malagasy Antananarivobor. French Tananariveclip. French Tanabor. English Tana Borrowed from French Tana.

Inflected Forms

Tanas (plural) Tanaim (plural)

Derived Forms

Tanapox

Questions

What does tana mean?: Nickname for Antananarivo: the capital and largest city of Madagascar.
Where does tana come from?: Etymology tree Malagasy Antananarivobor. French Tananariveclip. French Tanabor. English Tana Borrowed from French Tana.

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