a large tree shrew, Tupaia tana, of Sumatra and Borneo
Word origin
C19: from Malay tūpai tana ground squirrel
Tana in British English
(ˈtɑːnə)
noun
1. Lake Tana
2.
a river in E Kenya, rising in the Aberdare Range and flowing in a wide curve east to the Indian Ocean: the longest river in Kenya. Length: 708 km (440 miles)
3.
a river in NE Norway, flowing generally northeast as part of the border between Norway and Finland to the Arctic Ocean by Tana Fjord. Length: about 320 km (200 miles)
Finnish name: Teno
Tana in American English
(ˈtɑnə)
1.
river in E Kenya, flowing southeast into the Indian Ocean: c. 500 mi (805 km)
2.
Lakelake in N Ethiopia: source of the Blue Nile: c. 1,400 sq mi (3,626 sq km)