tamo

American  

[tah-moh] / ˈtɑ moʊ /

noun

tamos plural

1. the light, yellowish-brown wood of a Japanese ash, Fraxinus mandschurica, used for making furniture.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tamos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tamo

< Japanese tamo ( -no-ki ), tamu- ( no-ki ) name of the tree

Example Sentences

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tamo

The tamo is held in Buguias to cure insanity.

From Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) by Moss, C. R.

Omali kayo ta badanganyo dakami si mugmug ya pakan tamo waday kamanīna ya waday pangay ay yaganmin dakayo.

From Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) by Moss, C. R.

Sacred songs form a part of the worship in connection with the Kankanay mandit, palis, tamo, and bindian.

From Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) by Moss, C. R.

So dóhmetum, make man, explains the mystery of the incarnation, as, God the Son made himself man for us, Dios noquát tamóde, or tamo, betzeguai dóhmetui.

From Grammatical Sketch of the Heve Language Shea's Library of American Linguistics. Volume III. by Smith, Buckingham

Idauwatmoi masangbo, tamo matagokami pangiyaan di ibamin dakami; tamo dakayo ay kabūnian waday pangiyaan min dakayo; tamo anakmi waday matago ya waday pangiyaan min dakayo.

From Kankanay Ceremonies (American Archaeology and Ethnology) by Moss, C. R.