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tanna¹

noun tannas

  1. alternative Alternative form of thana

Tanna²

Where it comes from

Named by British explorer James Cook in 1774, said to be from Kwamera tana (“earth”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq (“earth, soil”).

proper noun

  1. 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.

Tanna³

Where it comes from

From Hebrew תַּנָּא (tannā), from Aramaic.

noun Tannas · Tannaim · Tana

  1. Any of the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishna, from approximately 10–220 CE.

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@misc{tanna_2026,
  title = {tanna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tanna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}