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tane

tane is the alternative form of taken.

Meaning of taken

Adjective

taken (not comparable)

  1. Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
    • He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
  2. (informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
    • I can't ask her out, she's taken.

Proper noun capitalized: Tane

Tane

  1. (Polynesian mythology, Maori mythology) The god of forests and trees; brother of Tangaroa, Rongo and others.
    • 1986 [1979, W. H. Smith & Sons (Windward)], Arthur Cotterell, A Dictionary of World Mythology, Oxford University Press, page 270,
      One of the great conflict myths in Polynesia was the struggle between [the sky god] Atea and Tane-mahuta, which the Maoris conceived of as the separation of the sky...
    • 1995 [1994, The Encyclopedia of Creation Myths, ABC-CLIO], David Adams Leeming, Margaret Adams Leeming, A Dictionary of Creation Myths, Oxford University Press, page 228,
      The various offspring of Rangi and Papa, led by the forest god, Tane, and the ocean god, Tangaroa, argued over what to do. Some...
    Synonyms:
    Tāne-mahuta, Tāne-nui-a-Rangi, Tāne-te-waiora
  2. (Tahitian mythology) The god of peace and beauty.

Synonyms of tane

  • Tāne-mahuta
  • Tāne-nui-a-Rangi
  • Tāne-te-waiora

Forms of tane

Verb
alternative formta'en
Proper noun
alternative formTāne

Phrases with tane

Questions about tane

What does tane mean?
Tane means the god of forests and trees; brother of Tangaroa, Rongo and others.
What is tane the alternative form of?
Tane is the alternative form of taken.
What part of speech is tane?
Tane is a proper noun.

Words near tane in the dictionary

  1. Tandridge
  2. Tanduay
  3. tandutinib
  4. Tandy
  5. Tandys
  6. tane
  7. tane someone down the garden path
  8. tane to drink
  9. Taneatua
  10. Taneg
  11. Tanegashima

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