tan

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meaning

by, from, because of; origin, cause

semantic space · lipamanka

tan is some sort of point of origin. It can be a place or object, like a birthing parent or the source of a river, but it can also be a reason like a thrilling feeling or the fear of being yelled at. this corresponds with tan's use as a preposition, where it MARKS this point of origin, i.e. the word directly after prepositional tan is also some sort of point of origin in the same exact way.

ku translations

from93, reason86, because of80, by70, source64, basis40, behalf of40, origin40, motive38, cause36, per33, purpose33, since32, factor29, incentive27

pu verbatim

PREPOSITION by, from, because of

usage

core · 99% usage

found in pu

coined pre-pu

origin

Cantonese · 從 tsung ‘from’

by jan Sonja

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tan

a leaping arrow pointing from right to left, implying derivation or cause

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