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ta

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of ta in English

English Online Dictionary. What means ta‎? What does ta mean?

Translingual

Symbol

(international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Tamil.

English

Etymology 1

Uncertain, but possibly young child's pronunciation of thanks.

Alternatively, derived from Danish tak, from Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑː/, [tʰɑː]
Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

(colloquial, chiefly Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Thanks.
(Canada, childish) give (imperative)

Usage notes

The expression ta ta differs, meaning goodbye.

Translations

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tə/

Preposition

Pronunciation spelling of to, representing the standard unstressed pronunciation before consonants.

Etymology 3

Altered from si in the 19th century to prevent having two notes of the musical scale starting with the same letter, to become ti. vowel changed to 'a' to signify a flattened note.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

ta (uncountable)

(music) In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): te.
Synonyms: te, B-flat, li

References

Anagrams

'at, A-T, A/T, AT, at, at-

Abenaki

Conjunction

Afar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta/ [ˈtʌ]

Determiner

tá

this, these (feminine)

Derived terms

References

E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “ta”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[5], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Aghu Tharrnggala

Verb

Ama

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/

Noun

fire

Angloromani

Alternative forms

da, te, ti

Etymology

From Romani thaj.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtʰə]

Conjunction

References

“ta”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎^[6], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006

Aragonese

Alternative form of enta

Etymology

Maybe borrowed from Occitan entà, used only in Gascon.

Preposition

toward, towards
Ta la dreta ye la botiga de Francho. ― To the right is Francho's shop.
Alternative form of pa (in benasqués and chistavín)

Aromanian

Alternative forms

a ta
(a) tauã

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ta, from Latin tua, feminine of tuus. Compare Romanian ta.

Pronoun

ta f (masculine tãu, feminine plural tali or tale, masculine plural tãi)

feminine singular of tãu (“your”)

Asturian

Verb

third-person singular present indicative of tar

Azerbaijani

Etymology 1

From Persian .

Particle

all the way (adds emphasis to the measurement of a physical or temporal distance; coupled with kimi (“until”), qədər (“until”), -dək (“until”) or -cən (“until”))
Dəniz qırağına kimi qaçdı. ― S/he ran till the seaside.

Ta dəniz qırağına kimi qaçdı. (the longness emphasized) ― S/he ran all the way till the seaside.

Səni görmək üçün ta burayacan yol gəldim. ― I came a long way all the way here to see you.

ta indiyə qədər davam edən dava ― a conflict continuing all the way until now

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic طَاء (ṭāʔ).

Noun

ta (definite accusative tanı, plural talar)

the Arabic letter ط

Declension

Basque

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/ [t̪a]
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: ta

Conjunction

Alternative form of eta (“and”)

Bassa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tʰa]

Noun

tip (extremity)

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/ [ta]

Pronoun

tá (Basahan spelling ᜆ)

by us, of us (including the person spoken to)
our

Synonyms

niyato

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taq.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔ/ [ˈtaʔ]

Conjunction

tà (Basahan spelling ᜆ)

because
Synonyms: huli, dahil, porke

Cebuano

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta/ [ˈt̪a]

Pronoun

ta (Badlit spelling ᜆ)

we, us (1st personal plural inclusive short absolutive form)

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. Doublet of hit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tæ/

Pronoun

we (inclusive)

Usage notes

ta is used solely as a subject of a transitive verb, while hit is used either as a subject of an intransitive verb or an object of a transitive verb.

References

Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar‎^[7], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish clipping of está.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta/, [ˈt̪a]

Particle

indicates the present tense

Chinese

Pronoun

Alternative form of TA (tā)

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈta]

Pronoun

inflection of ten:
1. nominative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative neuter plural

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Etymology

Cognate with Vai ꕚꕌ (táá).

Verb

References

Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54

Danish

Verb

Clipping of tage.

Drung

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rta.

Noun

horse

References

Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung‎^[8], Santa Barbara: University of California

Dupaningan Agta

Conjunction

because

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

second person; you (singular)\

Estonian

Etymology

Abbreviation of tema, from Proto-Finnic *tämä, from Proto-Uralic *tä. Cognate with Finnish tämä and Northern Sami dát.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑ/

Pronoun

ta (genitive ta, partitive teda, long form tema)

he/she (3rd person singular animate personal pronoun)

Usage notes

Used unstressed in a sentence; when the pronoun is stressed, tema is used.

Declension

Ewe

Noun

chapter
head (part of the body)

Verb

to castrate
to crawl (to move slowly on hands and knees)
to neuter

Faroese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tɛa]

Pronoun

ta (demonstrative)

that, accusative singular feminine form of tann

Declension

Franco-Provençal

Determiner

feminine singular of ton

French

Etymology

From Old French ta, from Latin tua, feminine of tuus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/

Determiner

ta f

your

Related terms

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

(Nuuk) IPA^(key): /ta/, [ta]

Interjection

Alternative spelling of taa

References

DAKA
Lorentzen, S. Den grønlandske ordbog, at oqaasileriffik.gl

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/

Etymology 1

From French tard (“late”).

Adjective

late

Etymology 2

Adverb

Indicates the conditional mood.
Indicating conditionality or potentiality in order to express a sense of politeness, tentativeness, indirectness, hesitancy, uncertainty, etc.

Hawaiian

Article

Niʻihau form of ka (“the”)

Ido

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/

Pronoun

ta (plural ti)

Alternative form of ita (“that person, that thing”)
Ta esas plu forta, ma ca plu bela. ― That person is stronger, but this person is prettier.

Determiner

Alternative form of ita
Ta kamizo esas verda. ― That shirt is green.

Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

From Portuguese está (“is”), third-person singular present indicative of estar (“to be”).

Particle

forms the progressive aspect

Japanese

Romanization

The hiragana syllable た (ta) or the katakana syllable タ (ta) in Hepburn romanization.

Kaingang

Noun

rain

Karelian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да (da).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ/
Hyphenation: ta

Conjunction

(North Karelian) and

References

Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “ta”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[9], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “и”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

Kikuyu

Particle

ta (followed by noun or pronoun)

like, as

References

Kuku-Thaypan

Verb

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

-ta

to come

Lithuanian

Pronoun

nominative/instrumental feminine singular of tas

Livonian

Alternative forms

tämā

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *tä. Compare Estonian tema.

Pronoun

he, she; third-person pronoun, referring to someone other than the speaker or addressee

Declension

References

Renāte Blumberga, Tapio Mäkeläinen, Karl Pajusalu (2013), Lībieši: vēsture, valoda un kultūra, Rīga: Līvõ Kultūr sidām, →ISBN

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ta]

Determiner

nominative feminine singular of ten

Maltese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taː/
Homophones: ta’ (general), taha (except nonstandard)

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَعْطَى (ʔaʕṭā, “to give”).

Verb

ta (imperfect jagħti, past participle mogħti, verbal noun għoti or għati)

to give
Tani l-flus. ― He gave me money.
to undertake, to conduct
to fight
Qabdu jagħtu. ― They started to fight.
to beat, to strike, to hit
Tawh sakemm qatluh. ― They beat him until they killed him.
to apply
to take place
to describe
(usually with the verb kell) to owe (money)
Kemm għandi nagħtik? ― How much do I owe you?
to become addicted [with -ha ‘dummy pronominal suffix’ and għal]
Taha għan-nisa ― He is taken to women

Usage notes

As in Arabic, this verb has ditransitive construction. Thus for “I gave her the money” one says tajtha l-flus, rather than the perhaps expected *tajtilha l-flus.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From taf (“you know”).

Interjection

Postpositioned after a statement, used for minor emphasis.

Mandarin

Romanization

ta (ta⁵ / ta⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄊㄚ)

Nonstandard spelling of tā.
Nonstandard spelling of tá.
Nonstandard spelling of tǎ.
Nonstandard spelling of tà.

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Manx

Alternative forms

t’ (apocopic)

Etymology

From Old Irish at·tá, from Proto-Celtic *ad-tāyeti (compare Welsh taw (“there is”)), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“stand”).

Verb

present indicative independent of bee

Derived terms

Mezquital Otomi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Otomi *ta, from Proto-Otomian *ta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tá/, /tà/

Noun

father

Synonyms

dada

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tǎ/

Noun

tǎ

a male animal
an intact (not castrated) male animal

Derived terms

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German tag, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”). Cognate with German Tag, English day.

Noun

ta m

Related terms

References

“ta” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

North Moluccan Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/
Homophone: ta-

Pronoun

Short for kita.

Usage notes

The short form ta are very dependant and can't be used as an accusative object.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰɑː/

Verb

ta (imperative ta, present tense tar, passive tas, simple past tok, past participle tatt)

to take (grab with the hands)
to have
ta en øl ― have a beer
to do
Vi kan ta det senere. ― We can do it later.

Derived terms

References

“ta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From earlier and Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną. Akin to English take.

Alternative forms

taka (long form with a- or split infinitive)
take (long form with e-infinitive)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑː/

Verb

ta (present tense tek or tar, past tense tok, supine teke or tatt, past participle teken or tatt, present participle takande, passive infinitive takast, imperative ta)

to take (to grab with the hands)
to catch (to capture)

Derived terms

Related terms

tak
-tekt

Etymology 2

Aasen, in his 1850 dictionary, lists it as a variant of ut-av. As such, the origin of this word is not to dissimilar from that of på (“on”) from Old Norse upp á. Other variants include tå.

Preposition

(dialectal) alternative form of av (This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {}.)

Adverb

(dialectal) off

References

“ta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
“ta”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Anagrams

Old English

Alternative forms

tahe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑː/

Noun

tā f (nominative plural tān)

(anatomy) toe

Declension

Weak:

Descendants

Middle English: ta, to
- English: toe
- Scots: tae

Old French

Etymology

From Latin tua, feminine of tuus.

Determiner

ta f (masculine ton, plural tes)

your (second-person singular possessive)

Descendants

French: ta

Old Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) First attested in 1430.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ta/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ta/

Particle

(attested in Greater Poland) emphatic particle

Descendants

Polish: ta

References

B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “ta”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Omaha-Ponca

Noun

jerky, dried meat

References

Omaha Ponca digital dictionary

Palauan

Etymology

From Pre-Palauan *ta, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Numeral

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit स (sa), तद् (tad, “this, that”).

Adjective

(demonstrative) that
that one

Usage notes

The case form tad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form. taṃ is also used as the prefixed combing form.

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

ta (“he, it, that one”)
tā (“she, it, that one”)

Pronoun

ta m

he, it, that one

Declension

Pronoun

ta n

Usage notes

The case form tad is only used before vowels and as a prefixed combining form. The form ending in niggahita is also used as combining form.

Declension

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ta˚”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish estar and Portuguese estar and Kabuverdianu sta.

Verb

to be
to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)

References

Hoyer, W. M. (1936) Vocabulary and dialogues: English - Papiamento - Dutch, Curaçao: Hollandsche Boekhandel

Phalura

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/

Particle

ta (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling تہ)

Particle with different-subject marking function (variously corresponding to 'when, then, so (that), and')

References

Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ta”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[11], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

-ta

to come

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta/
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ta

Pronoun

ta f

this (nearby, feminine)

Declension

Etymology 2

Clipping of tak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta/
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ta

Interjection

(colloquial) yes

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ukrainian та (ta).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta/
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ta

Conjunction

(regional) and
Synonyms: a, i

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Polish ta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta/
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ta

Particle

(regional, often attached to a verb) emphatic particle
Synonyms: (not productive) -ć, -ż

Etymology 5

Clipping of tam.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ta

Adverb

ta (not comparable)

(Kuyavia) Alternative form of tam

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Contraction

ta f sg

Contraction of te a (“her/it to you (familiar singular)”): feminine of to

Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ta, from Latin tua, feminine of tuus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/
Rhymes: -a

Determiner

feminine singular of tău (“your”)

Pronoun

ta f (possessive pronouns preceded by a)

yours (singular)

Rotuman

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tˠa̤˥˩/

Noun

grandfather
A respectful title for a man.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tˠa˥/

Adjective

full of weeds

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tˠa̤˧/

Adjective

thick

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tˠa̤˩/

Noun

ta (plural nta)

fence, wall (of stakes, cane, or mud)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tˠa̤˩/

Noun

bunch (of bananas)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tâː/

Pronoun

tȃ (Cyrillic spelling та̑)

feminine nominative singular of taj
neuter nominative plural of taj
neuter accusative plural of taj

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /táː/

Determiner

tȃ

this
(nonstandard) the (definite article)

Inflection

Spanish

Interjection

(Uruguay) Alternative spelling of tá (“okay”)

Sumerian

Romanization

Romanization of 𒋫 (ta)

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

-ta

to come

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

-etama

Swedish

Alternative forms

taga (dated)

Etymology

Apocopic form of taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną. Cognate with English take.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑː/

Verb

ta (present tar, preterite tog, supine tagit, imperative ta)

take; to grab and move to oneself
to bring (along); to carry
steal
take; catch
take (control over)
take; make use of
take, pick; to choose
take; to manage; to be able to handle
take; to endure
take; to ingest a medicine or a drug
take (a course); to enroll
take (a test)
take, capture; remove one of the opponent's pieces (e.g. in chess)
take; beat; be victorious
(reflexive) to start burning; to go from embers into open flames
(reflexive) (about a plant) take; thrive, persist
take; to have sex with forcefully
accept (as means of payment)
take, to last (an amount of time)
(followed by och and a verb) to do, to get down to doing (something requiring some degree of decisiveness)

Conjugation

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “to grab”): ge

Derived terms

Related terms

tagning

References

ta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
ta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
ta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜆ (ta).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ta/ [t̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ta

Noun

ta (Baybayin spelling ᜆ)

the name of the Latin-script letter T/t, in the Abakada alphabet
Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) ti, (in the Abecedario) te

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *ta. Compare Bikol Central ta.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ta/ [t̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ta

Pronoun

ta (Baybayin spelling ᜆ) (archaic)

by both you and I; of both you and I
Synonyms: natin, nata, nita

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ilocano ta, from Proto-Philippine *taq (“because”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ta/ [t̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ta

Conjunction

ta (Baybayin spelling ᜆ) (Baguio, Cagayan, Ilocos)

because, since
Synonyms: dahil, sapagkat

Etymology 4

Clipping of sandata (“weapon”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ta/ [t̪ɐ], /ˈtaʔ/ [ˈt̪aʔ]
Rhymes: -a, -aʔ
Syllabification: ta

Noun

ta or tâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆ) (military)

command of execution for commands involving weapons such as a rifle or a sword

Anagrams

Tooro

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/

Adverb

-ta

(interrogative) how, in what manner
Bakikora bata? ― How do they do it?

Inflection

References

Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[12], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 428

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

to come

Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تا (tā), from Persian (tâ, “up to, until”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta/
Hyphenation: ta

Adverb

Used with postpositions like dek, değin, kadar, beri etc. to emphasize the beginning or the end of a thing with regards to time or distance.
Ta sahile kadar koştu. ― He ran all the way to the coast.

Burada ta 1'den beri seni bekliyorum. ― I've been waiting for you here since 1.

Sınavdan geçmek için ta gündoğumuna kadar ders çalıştı. ― She studied till sunrise to pass the exam.

References

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee táa (“emphatic”).

Particle

indeed, definitely

adds emphasis to a statement or command.

References

Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “ta”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Western Oceanic *ta, possibly from Proto-Oceanic *ta (compare Hawaiian ka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/

Determiner

the (indefinite)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [taː˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [taː˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 咱 (“I; me, we; us”, SV: cha).

Adjective

ta • (些, 𢧲, 󱙐)

(informal) "our", Vietnamese, as opposed to Tây (“Western”), Tàu (“Chinese”) or Xiêm (“Siamese”)
Tết ta ― Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Pronoun

ta • (些, 𢧲, 󱙐)

(archaic, now literary) I; me
we; us

Usage notes

It might be a good idea to use ta to translate the English generic you. Also compare French on (“we/us; one; you”).
ta (“I; me”) is now only used especially in literary or translation works, to convey hostility between the characters, as alternatives (such as tao) may sound awkward or too rough, especially if the age difference between characters is significant (one translation, such as that of Beyblade, may use tao for conversations between children of about the same age, but ta if there is such a difference). It is used in conjunction with mi (informal) or ngươi (formal) for "you".

Synonyms

tôi; tui
min
tao; tau

Particle

ta • (些, 𢧲, 󱙐)

(colloquial, informal) final particle used to reinforce a question, to express surprise, or to indicate familiarity with whom the person is speaking with
Synonyms: vậy, thế, rứa

Etymology 2

See tau. This form reflects the local South Central shift of /aw/ > /aː/. Compare mainstream nhau vs. South Central nha (“each other”), mainstream màu vs. South Central mà (“colour”).

Despite nearly identical semantics, not related to etymology 1 above.

Pronoun

(South Central Vietnam) I/me

Volapük

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/

Preposition

against, opposed to, contrary to

Derived terms

taan

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from bynnag (“-ever”). Initially, bynnag began preceding rather than following the word it qualfied, for example, beth bynnag (“whatever”) became bynnag beth. The initial g of bynnag was velarised to produce gynnag beth, whereupon the word was reanalysed as the phrase gan nag, a southern colloquial form of gan nad, literally "since (that) not". The apparent inconsistency of negative nag being a part of a phrase with no negative connotations led its replacement with corresponding affirmative taw (“that”), so gan nag beth became gan taw beth. The initial gan was subsequently dropped and the pronunciation of taw /tau̯/ reduced to ta /ta/, as is customary, leading to such forms as ta beth (“whatever”) today.

Particle

(South Wales, informal) -ever precedes interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns
Synonym: bynnag

Derived terms

ta beth (“whatever”)
ta ble (“wherever”)
ta faint (“however many”)
ta pryd (“whenever”)
ta pwy (“whoever, whomever”)

Etymology 2

Clipping of petai (“if it were”), itself a combination of pe (“if”) +‎ tai (“third-person singular counterfactual impferfect subjunctive of bod (“to be”)”).

Conjunction

if it were

Usage notes

Found in the phrase ta waeth (“anyway, however”, literally “if it were worse”).

Derived terms

ta waeth (“anyway, however”)

References

West Frisian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta/

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian to, from Proto-Germanic *tō.

Preposition

(with nei) to
(physically) up to, until

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

closed, shut

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Wutunhua

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tʰɑ]

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 他 (tā).

Pronoun

(apparently uncommon) he, she, it (chiefly used in reported speech)

Usage notes

gu is the usual third-person pronoun in Wutunhua, and not the conventional Mandarin ta.

Etymology 2

From Tibetan ཐལ (thal), as in གོ་ཐལ (go thal).

Noun

ashes

References

Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎^[13], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Yola

Alternative forms

to, t'

Etymology

From Middle English ta, to, from Old English tō, ta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tuː/, /tə/, /t/
Homophone: too

Preposition

Derived terms

References

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 71

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Proto-Yoruba *tà, from Proto-Edekiri *tà, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *tà. Compare with Igala tà, Itsekiri tà

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tà/

Verb

tà

(transitive, intransitive) to sell something
kí l'a à bá tà k'á fi ra ọmọ? ― what could we possibly have sold to purchase a child? (proverb on the pricelessness of a child)

Usage notes

ta before a direct object

Derived terms

ìtà (“selling”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

to grow, to form, to become big
uṣu ta, kí uṣu ò ta, ọkọọkan ló gbéṣu àbá mi láti oko rẹ l'Éjìgbò ― If the yam grows big or not, they must carry the yams of my father one by one from his farm in Ejigbo (family oríkì)
to oppose or refuse something loudly

Usage notes

Usually a stative verb, often used in referencing to tubers (yams, potatoes).

Derived terms

tàápa (“to form a scab”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

(transitive) to splash, pop, explode
gúgúrú ta ― The popcorn popped on the stove
to oppose or refuse something loudly
ìgbìmọ̀ alátakòó ta lórí ọ̀rọ̀ náà ― The opposition opposed the measure very loudly

Usage notes

Usually a stative verb

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

(intransitive) to spring, burst, bounce

Derived terms

tabọ̀n-ùn (“to bounce off swiftly”)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

(intransitive, copulative) to shine (as in the sun or daylight)
oòrún ta sí wá lára ― The has shined on us

Derived terms

ìyálẹ̀ta (“noon”)

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

(transitive) to shoot, fire (from a weapon that releases a projectile).
ọlọ́pàá ta ìbọn ― The police officer fired his gun
(transitive, of an insect or arachnid) to sting
oyín ta wọ́n ― The bee stung them
(transitive) to be spicy, to be hot
atá ta ― The pepper was spicy
(transitive) to kick
ẹṣín ta, ta, ta, ó kú o! ― The horse kicked, kicked, and kicked, and then it died
(transitive) to pick, pluck, floss (as in your teeth)
ó ń fi wá tayín ― He was using us to floss his teeth - Literally, "He was deliberately ignoring us at work"

Derived terms

Etymology 7

Most dialects have a different cognate form, see Yoruba Varieties and Languages chart below for cognates. Likely an innovation among the speakers of the Ọ̀yọ́ dialect of Yoruba, in which the modern Yoruba koine was constructed from.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tā/

Pronoun

(interrogative) who, whom, whose
ta ni eṣinṣin kò bá gbè fún bí kò ṣe elégbò? ― who else would a fly have sided with other than the one with an open sore or ulcer? (proverb on partiality)

Usage notes

An information-seeking question word for the human entity which is always followed by ni

Synonyms

Etymology 8

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

to stick out visibly, to protrude
eyín ta síta ― The tooth stuck out

Etymology 9

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

(ergative) to spin something, to roll
ó ta òkòtó ― She spun the spinning top

Usage notes

Usually a stative verb

Etymology 10

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

to snatch (suddenly)
àṣá idìí ta òròmọdìẹ nílẹ̀ ― The hawk snatch a chick from the ground

Etymology 11

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

to flirt, to talk with teasing affection
Synonym: tage

àwọn ọmọkùnrin àti ọmọbìnrin ń tage ― The young boys and girls were flirting with each other

Zou

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta˧/

Adjective

hard

References

Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44

ta

ta

Translingual

Symbol

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Interjection

Usage notes

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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Preposition

Etymology 3

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Noun

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References

Anagrams

Abenaki

Conjunction

Afar

Pronunciation

Determiner

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References

Aghu Tharrnggala

Verb

Further reading

Ama

Pronunciation

Noun

Angloromani

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Aragonese

Etymology

Preposition

Aromanian

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Asturian

Verb

Azerbaijani

Etymology 1

Particle

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Further reading

Basque

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Conjunction

Further reading

Bassa

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Conjunction

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Cebuano

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl