Tanya

proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈtɑːnjə//
United Kingdom//ˈtænjə//
United States//ˈtɑnjə//

A diminutive of the female given names Tatiana (from Russian) or Tetyana (from Ukrainian).

proper noun

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A diminutive of the female given names Tatiana (from Russian) or Tetyana (from Ukrainian).
CNN and more than a dozen media outlets and groups asked US District Judge Tanya Chutkan for permission to “record and telecast” the March 2024 trial or for the court to “contemporaneously publish on YouTube its internally administered audiovisual livestreams and recordings of the proceedings.”

Etymology

Borrowed in the twentieth century from the Russian pet form Та́ня (Tánja) of Татья́на (Tatʹjána, “Tatiana”).

proper noun

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the main work of Chabad Hassidic philosophy, formally called Likkutei Amarim, written by Shneur Zalman of Liadi, first published in 1797

Etymology

From Hebrew תַּנְיָא (tanyā), the first word in the book, from Aramaic תַּנְיָא (tanyā, “it was taught [in a Baraita]”).

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Tanya · A diminutive of the female given names Tatiana (from Russian) or Tetyana (from Ukrainian).

tao · The art or skill of doing something in harmony with the…Tao · In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of…tap · A conical peg or pin used to close and open the hole or vent…

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