tan
Bingham
tæn
a. becalmed under a lee, in the shelter of.
tæn
vi. to turn.
tæn
n. a ton (ENG).
Sabatier
tan1
n. te tan, e tan, ae tan, tantan: a sheltered place, protected from wind, rain.
sup. taniberoro: stifling, no air.
vc. katana, katantana: to shelter, to protect, to defend, to screen from...
fig. protect, cover, defend, safeguard.
n. te katantan: protection, safeguarding.
te nne ni katantan: shelter, refuge, asylum.
te bai ni katantan: thing which protects, shelters (roof, wall).
te nne ni katantan: shelter, refuge, asylum.
te bai ni katantan: thing which protects, shelters (roof, wall).
tan2
pref. in compound words only. facing towards, looking towards.
ex. tani mai: be facing interlocutor or person in question.
v. tanimai: to face this way, to turn this way.
vc. katanimaia: to turn, to place face to..., this side.
ex. tan nako: to turn, to look away,... in opposite direction.
vc. katannakoa: to turn to the opposite side, to make turn away.
ex. tanimaeao: from west face the east.
vc. katanimaeaoa: from west, place or turn facing east.
ex. tanimaiaki: from south face to the north.
vc. katanimaiaki: place or turn facing the north.
ex. tanimainiku: from the east face to the west.
vc. katanimainikua: place or turn to face the west.
ex. tanimeang: from north face to south.
vc. katanimeanga: place or turn facing south.
ex. tan nako aiaki: facing the south.
vc. katannakoaiaka: turn towards the south.
ex. tan nako iang: facing north.
vc. katanakoianga: to turn towards north.
ex. tanrake: facing east.
vc. katanrakea: to turn towards east.
ex. tanrio: facing west.
vc. katanrioa: turn towards west.
tan3
n. ton (ENG).