tō

See also: Appendix:Variations of "to"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of tō – see 就 (“to approach; to move towards; to reach; to arrive at; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 就).

Japanese

Romanization

tō

1. Rōmaji transcription of とお
2. Rōmaji transcription of とう

Kato

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *tuˑ.

Noun

tō

1. water

References

• Pliny Earle Goddard, Bill Ray, Kato texts (1909)

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *to (compare with Hawaiian kō and Tongan tō), from Proto-Oceanic *topu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təbuh (compare with Malay tebu), from Proto-Austronesian *təbuS. Sense of stem displaced the original plant meaning as sugarcane did not survive the cold New Zealand climate.

Noun

tō

1. plant stem/stalk
2. (archaic) sugar cane

Derived terms

• tōhuka, sugar cane

Etymology 2

From English stove.

Noun

tō

1. stove

Etymology 3

Noun

tō

1. dragging
2. portage

Verb

tō

1. to drag or open/shut (incl. both physical and computer windows)

Etymology 4

Determiner

tō

1. (possessive, neutral/informal) your (singular) (Must be followed by a noun.)
2. belonging to (combines with dual and plural pronouns)
3. (possessive) Denotes ownership of.

   He motokā tō Timu.

   Timu owns a car.

   (literally, “A car owned (by) Timu”)

4. that of, the one of

Etymology 5

Verb

tō

1. to be calm, peaceful, tranquil
2. to set (of an astronomical body)

Etymology 6

Verb

tō

1. to vibrate, tingle

   tō te taringa

   ringing in the ears

Further reading

• "tō" - Maori Dictionary

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *to (“to set”). Cognates include Tongan tō and Maori tō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoː/
• Hyphenation: tō

Noun

tō

1. (intransitive, of the Sun) to rise

References

• Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎^[2], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtoː]
• Hyphenation: tō

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *te-o-u. Cognates include Hawaiian kou and Samoan lou.

Determiner

tō

1. (inalienable, definite) thy, your

See also

Tokelauan possessive determiners

Definite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	toku, tota1	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
	incl.	―	to tāua	to tā	to tātou	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person		tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person		tona	to lāua	to lā	to lātou	ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	taku, tata1	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
	incl.	―	ta tāua	ta tā	ta tātou	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person		tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person		tana	ta lāua	ta lā	ta lātou	ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	hoku, hota1	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota1	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
	incl.	―	ho tāua	ho tā	ho tātou	―	ni o tāua	ni o tā	ni o tātou
2nd person		hō	houlua		houtou	ni ō	ni oulua		ni outou
3rd person		hona	ho lāua	ho lā	ho lātou	ni ona	ni o lāua	ni o lā	ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	haku, hata1	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata1	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
	incl.	―	ha tāua	ha tā	ha tātou	―	ni a tāua	ni a tā	ni a tātou
2nd person		hau	haulua		hautou	ni au	ni aulua		ni autou
3rd person		hana	ha lāua	ha lā	ha lātou	ni ana	ni a lāua	ni a lā	ni a lātou

¹⁾ Sympathetic

Etymology 2

Te tō (2.1).

From Proto-Polynesian *toqo. Cognates include Tongan toˈo and Samoan to.

Noun

tō

1. pickaxe, pick
2. landslide, avalanche

Verb

tō

1. (transitive) to pickaxe
2. (transitive) to loosen
3. (stative) to be loose
4. (intransitive) to fall
5. (intransitive) to set (go down the horizon)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *to. Cognates include Hawaiian kō and Samoan tō.

Noun

tō

1. pregnancy

Verb

tō (plural totō)

1. (stative) to be pregnant

Etymology 4

Verb

tō

1. (transitive) to sing the starting note of

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 388

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *to.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toː/

Noun

tō

1. sugar cane