tanna
tanna is the alternative form of thana.
Meaning of thana
Noun
thana (plural thanas)
- A military outpost.
- A police station or police jurisdiction.
- To this talk the dacoits agreed, and we had no trouble at the Thana, and could eat melons in peace, sitting upon our charpoys all day long.1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘At Howli Thana’, Black and White, Folio Society, published 2005, page 387
- A subdistrict in cities, equivalent to upazilas.
Proper noun capitalized: Tanna
Tanna
- An island of Tafea, Vanuatu.
- The next mission station for us to visit was on Paama Island, where Alison Todd, an Australian nursing sister, was stationed. Alison is tall and very definite in her manner. She had worked on the island of Tanna and also at PMH before going to Paama.2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 78
Noun capitalized: Tanna
Forms of tanna
| plural | tannas |
|---|---|
| plural | Tannas |
| plural | Tannaim |
| alternative form | Tana |
Origin of tanna
Named by British explorer James Cook in 1774, said to be from Kwamera tana (“earth”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq (“earth, soil”).
From Hebrew תַּנָּא (tannā), from Aramaic.
Words formed from tanna
Questions about tanna
- What does tanna mean?
- Tanna means an island of Tafea, Vanuatu.
- What is tanna the alternative form of?
- Tanna is the alternative form of thana.
- What part of speech is tanna?
- Tanna can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near tanna in the dictionary
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