Tanom

plant / cropnoun / verb root

Alternative meanings

plant
crop
cultivated plant
planting
to plant or sow, as a verb root

Pronunciation

TAH-nom

Root and affixes

Base form: tanom. It can work as a noun for a plant or crop, and as a verb root for planting or sowing.

Variants or conjugations

tanom = plant / crop / to plant
magtanom = to plant / sow
nagtanom = planted or is planting
gitamnan = was planted / sown
halaman = plant, variant or synonym in some uses
tanaman = garden / place where plants grow

Related words and expressions

halaman = plant
kahoy = tree / wood
dahon = leaf
gamot = root
bulak = flower
abono = fertilizer

Meaning and usage notes

Use tanom for a living plant or crop. If planta means factory, pabrika is usually used. If it means a floor of a building, use andana or palapag depending on context. For the sole of the foot, say lapalapa sa tiil or ilalom sa tiil.