taas

See also: tås, tas, Tas, TAS, tās, tAS, taş, t'as, and Tas.

English

Noun

taas

1. plural of taa

Anagrams

• ASAT, SATA, atas

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧as
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔas/ [ˈta.ʔas]

Adjective

táas

1. upstairs

   Antonym: baba

2. upward

   Synonym: subida

Derived terms

• itaas

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas, from Proto-Austronesian *aCas (compare Aklanon taas, Hiligaynon taas, Indonesian atas, Malay atas, and Tagalog taas).

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: ta‧as
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /taˈʔas/ [t̪ɐˈʔas̪]
• Rhymes: -aʔs

Adjective

taas

1. long
2. tall
3. high

Verb

taas

1. to make something long or tall
2. to grow taller; increase in height
3. to raise something higher
   1. for (one's) temperature, pressure, or other quantities to rise

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: ta‧as
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔas/ [ˈt̪a.ʔɐs̪]
• Rhymes: -aʔs

Noun

taas

1. the upper floors of a building
2. one's superior; a higher-up
3. (Christianity) heaven

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from English task.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑːs/

Noun

taas

1. task

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary

Finnish

Etymology

taka +‎ -s (s-lative singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːs/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ːs̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑːs
• Syllabification^(key): taas

Adverb

taas

1. again, another time, once again
2. on the other hand, for one

Inflection

Declension of taka- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative taka- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive takaa – sublative – – accusative – – lative taas taa – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive – – distributive – – ablative – – temp. dist. – takaisin allative – – prolative taitse – essive takana – situative – – translative taakse – oppositive – – abessive – – instructive – – comitative – –

Synonyms

• taasen

Derived terms

• taaskaan
• taaskin

 

compounds

• edes-taas
• ees-taas
• eestaas

 

Related terms

• See the inflection table.

• taata
• taempi
• takimmainen
• tausta

 

Further reading

• “taas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• -staa, Asta, saat, sata, tasa

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas, from Proto-Austronesian *aCas (compare Aklanon taas, Cebuano taas, Indonesian atas, Malay atas, and Tagalog taas).

Noun

táas

1. height

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *taka-. Cognates include Finnish taas and Karelian tuas.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːs/, [ˈtɑːz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːs/, [ˈtɑːʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑːs
• Hyphenation: taas

Adverb

taas

1. again
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 56:

     Timo, miks siä makkaat taas?

     Timo, why are you sleeping again?

   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:

     Taas läksin mänomää.
     Taas paukkaa jää.

     Again I went for a walk.
     Again the ice crackles.

Related terms

• See taka-

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 136
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 579

Anagrams

• sata

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas, compare Malay atas.

Adverb

taas

1. above

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English tas (“mow of corn or hay”), from Proto-Germanic *tassaz (“heap, mass”). Cognate with Middle Low German tas (“stack of hay or wheat”), Middle Dutch tas, tasse (“heap, pile”).

Noun

taas (plural tases)

1. heap

   To ransake in the taas of bodyes dede — Chaucer

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish taza, from Andalusian Arabic طَاس, from Arabic طَاس (ṭās), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt). C.f. O'odham ta꞉sa.

Noun

taas (plural tataas)

1. cup

References

• R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎^[3] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 158

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas (compare Aklanon taas, Cebuano taas, Hiligaynon taas, and Malay atas), from Proto-Austronesian *aCas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈʔas/ [t̪ɐˈʔas]
  • Rhymes: -as
• (now dialectal, Southern Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔas/ [ˈt̪aː.ʔɐs]
  • Rhymes: -aʔas
• Syllabification: ta‧as

Noun

taás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜐ᜔)

1. height (distance from the base of something to the top)

   Synonyms: tayog, layog

2. altitude; elevation above a given level
3. height; stature (of a standing person, animal, etc.)

   Synonyms: tangkad, hagway

4. level; amount (of prices)

   Synonyms: kamahalan, kataasan

5. promotion (in one's position or office)

   Synonyms: asenso, pag-asenso

6. (figurative) aloftness; highness (of a person when dealing with others)

   Synonyms: kataasan, kahambugan, kapalaluan

7. (figurative) eminence; nobility

   Synonyms: kadakilaan, kabunyian, kamahalan

8. (colloquial) Alternative form of itaas

   Nasa taas pa siya.

   He/she is still upstairs.

Derived terms

• itaas
• kaitaasan
• kasintaas
• kataas-taasan
• Kataas-taasang Hukuman
• kataasan
• magkasintaas
• magmataas
• magpaitaas
• magpataas
• magsintaas
• magtaas
• magtaas ng boses
• makataas
• mapagmataas
• mataas
• mataas ang ihi
• mataasan
• naitataas
• nakatataas
• napakataas
• pagkakataas
• pagmamataas
• pagmataasan
• pagpapataas
• pagtaas
• pagtataas
• paitaas
• pampataas
• pataas
• pataasan
• pataasin
• sa itaas
• taas ng isip
• taas ng loob
• taas-baba
• taas-noo
• taas-presyo
• taas-taasan
• taasan
• taasan ng boses
• tumaas

 

Verb

taás (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜀᜐ᜔)

1. immediate imperative mood of itaas
2. immediate imperative mood of magtaas

Anagrams

• asta, atas, saat, tsaa, tasa

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *atas.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /taʔas/ [t̪aˈʔɑs]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ta‧as

Noun

taas (Sulat Sūg spelling تَأَسْ)

1. height; altitude; loftiness (of physical objects)
2. height (of prices or fees, pitch of a voice, degree of education)
3. top; upper part (of something such as upstairs)
4. eminence; greatness

Derived terms

• magtaas
• magtaas-taas
• mataas
• mataas atay
• pataasun
• taas atay
• taasan
• taasun
• tumaas

 

See also

• haba'
• lanjang