Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: tan-na
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of thana.

name

An island of Tafea, Vanuatu.

noun

Any of the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishna, from approximately 10–220 CE.

Example Sentences

"The next mission station for us to visit was on Paama Island, where Alison Todd, an Australian nursing sister, was stationed. Alison is tall and very definite in her manner. She had worked on the island of Tanna and also at PMH before going to Paama."

Etymology

Named by British explorer James Cook in 1774, said to be from Kwamera tana (“earth”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq (“earth, soil”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: tana, *tanəq, תַּנָּא, -

Inflected Forms

tannas (plural) Tannaim (plural) Tana (alternative)

Derived Forms

Tannan Tannese Tannaic

Questions

What does tanna mean?: Alternative form of thana.
Where does tanna come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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