Standard Lemma guide

Tahitian

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /təˈhiːʃən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Tahiti, or to its people or language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

The Polynesian language of Tahiti.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A native or inhabitant of Tahiti.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A person from Tahiti or of Tahitian descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to or characteristic of the island of Tahiti or its residents or their language and culture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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6

noun

Meaning 6

the Oceanic language spoken on Tahiti

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Oceanic, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

7

noun

Meaning 7

a native or inhabitant of Tahiti

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Polynesian

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Tahiti Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Tahitian From Tahiti + -an.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tahitià — relating to Tahiti
  • Dutch: Tahitiaans — relating to Tahiti
  • French: tahitien — relating to Tahiti
  • German: tahitianisch — relating to Tahiti
  • German: tahitisch — relating to Tahiti
  • Hawaiian: Kahiki — relating to Tahiti
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tahitisk — relating to Tahiti
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tahitisk — relating to Tahiti
  • Polish: tahitański — relating to Tahiti
  • Romanian: tahitian — relating to Tahiti
  • Volapük: Tahiteänik — relating to Tahiti
  • Volapük: Tahiteänanik — relating to Tahiti
  • Volapük: Tahiteänapükik — relating to Tahiti
  • Arabic: التاهيتية (al-tāhītīya) — language
  • Arabic: تاهيتية (tāhītīya) — language
  • Armenian: տահիտի (tahiti) — language
  • Basque: tahitiera — language
  • Catalan: tahitià — language
  • Chichewa: Chitahiti — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塔希提語 /塔希提语 (Tǎxītíyǔ) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大溪地語 /大溪地语 (Dàxīdìyǔ) — language
  • Corsican: tahitianu — language
  • Danish: tahitisk — language
  • Dutch: Tahitiaans — language
  • Finnish: tahiti — language
  • French: tahitien — language
  • German: Tahitisch — language
  • Hawaiian: ʻōlelo Kahiki — language
  • Italian: tahitiano — language
  • Northern Kurdish: tahitî — language
  • Malagasy: tahisianina — language
  • Malagasy: fiteny tahisiana — language
  • Māori: reo Tahiti — language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tahitisk — language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tahitisk — language
  • Occitan: tahitian — language
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: Tahityan — language
  • Polish: (język) tahitański — language
  • Portuguese: taitiano — language
  • Romanian: tahitiană — language
  • Russian: таитянский (taitjanskij) — language
  • Tahitian: reo Tahiti — language
  • Tahitian: reo Mā’ohi — language
  • Turkish: Tahitice — language
  • Volapük: Tahiteänapük — language
  • Yiddish: טאַהיטיאַן (tahityan) — language
  • Zulu: LesiTahiti — language
  • Catalan: tahitià — native or inhabitant
  • Dutch: Tahitiaan — native or inhabitant
  • Esperanto: tahitiano — native or inhabitant
  • Esperanto: tahitianino — native or inhabitant
  • French: Tahitien — native or inhabitant
  • French: Tahitienne — native or inhabitant
  • French: Tahititien — native or inhabitant
  • German: Tahitianer — native or inhabitant
  • German: Tahitier — native or inhabitant
  • German: Tahitianerin — native or inhabitant
  • German: Tahitierin — native or inhabitant
  • Hawaiian: Kahiki — native or inhabitant
  • Italian: tahitiano — native or inhabitant
  • Italian: tahitiana — native or inhabitant
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: Tahityan — native or inhabitant
  • Polish: Tahitańczyk — native or inhabitant
  • Polish: Tahitanka — native or inhabitant
  • Romanian: tahitian — native or inhabitant
  • Romanian: tahitiană — native or inhabitant
  • Swedish: tahitier — native or inhabitant
  • Turkish: Tahitili — native or inhabitant
  • Volapük: Tahiteänan — native or inhabitant
  • Volapük: hi-Tahiteänan — native or inhabitant
  • Volapük: ji-Tahiteänan — native or inhabitant
Real reading context

Tahitian in complete knowledge articles