English Online Dictionary. What means ta? What does ta mean?
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
- taa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Interjection
ta
- (colloquial, chiefly Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand) Thanks.
- (Canada, childish) give (imperative)
Usage notes
The expression ta ta differs, meaning goodbye.
Translations
See also
- ta everso
- ta muchly
Etymology 2
Preposition
ta
- 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.
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
ta
- and
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʌ/
Determiner
tá
- this, these (feminine; proximal to the speaker)
See also
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil, L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), 2015
Aghu Tharrnggala
Verb
ta
- see
Further reading
- Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner
Ama
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/
Noun
ta
- fire
Angloromani
Alternative forms
- da, te, ti
Etymology
From Romani thaj.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtʰə]
Conjunction
ta
- and
References
- “ta” in The Manchester Romani Project, Angloromani Dictionary.
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
ta
- third-person singular present indicative of tar
Basque
Conjunction
ta
- Alternative form of eta
Bassa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʰa]
Noun
ta
- tip (extremity)
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Bikol Central
Pronoun
ta
- by us, of us (including the person spoken to)
- our
- Synonym: niato
Conjunction
ta (tâ)
- because
Burushaski
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t̪a]
Noun
ta (plural tamuts)
- tiger
References
Sadaf Munshi, “Word Lists”, in Burushaski Language Documentation Project[3], 2015.
Cebuano
Pronoun
ta
- we, us (1st personal plural inclusive short absolutive form)
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Pronoun
ta
- you
Chamorro
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. Doublet of hit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tæ/
Pronoun
ta
- 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.
See also
References
- Donald M. Topping, Chamorro Reference Grammar[4], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press., 1973
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish está.
Adverb
ta
- Indicates the present tense.
Chinese
Pronoun
ta
- Alternative form of TA (tā).
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/
Pronoun
ta
- singular feminine nominative of ten
- plural neuter nominative of ten
- plural neuter accusative of ten
Dama (Sierra Leone)
Etymology
Cognate with Vai ꕚꕌ (táá).
Verb
ta
- go
References
- Dalby, T. D. P., “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, 1963, pages 50–54
Danish
Verb
ta
- Clipping of tage.
Dupaningan Agta
Conjunction
ta
- because
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Pronoun
ta
- second person; you (singular)\
See also
- taha
Estonian
Pronoun
ta (personal, long form tema)
- he/she
See also
Ewe
Noun
ta
- chapter
- head (part of the body)
Verb
ta
- 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
French
Etymology
From Old French ta, from Latin tua, feminine of tuus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/
Determiner
ta f
- your
Related terms
- 1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.
- 2 Also used as the polite singular form.
Further reading
- “ta” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Greenlandic
Interjection
ta
- Alternative spelling of taa
References
- DAKA
- Lorentzen, S. Den grønlandske ordbog, at oqaasileriffik.gl
Haitian Creole
Adverb
ta
- Indicates the conditional mood.
Hawaiian
Article
ta
- Niʻihau form of ka (“the”)
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/
Pronoun
ta (plural ti)
- Alternative form of ita (“that person, that thing”)
Determiner
ta
- Alternative form of ita
Indo-Portuguese
Etymology
From Portuguese está (“is”), third-person singular present indicative of estar (“to be”).
Particle
ta
- forms the progressive aspect
- 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:
- […] , que da-cá su quião que ta pertencê a êll.
- […] , to give him his share which belongs (literally: is belonging) to him.
- […] , que da-cá su quião que ta pertencê a êll.
- 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:
Japanese
Romanization
ta
- Rōmaji transcription of た
- Rōmaji transcription of タ
Kaingang
Noun
ta
- rain
Kikuyu
Particle
ta (followed by noun or pronoun)
- like, as
References
Kuku-Thaypan
Verb
ta
- see
Further reading
- Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner
Lala (South Africa)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.
Verb
-ta
- to come
Livonian
Alternative forms
- tämā
Etymology
Compare Estonian tema.
Pronoun
ta
- he, she; third-person pronoun, referring to someone other than the speaker or addressee
Declension
See also
- minā, ma
- sinā, sa
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
ta
- nominative feminine singular of ten
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taː/
- Homophones: ta' (general), taha (except nonstandard)
Etymology 1
From Arabic أَعْطَى (ʾaʿṭā, “to give”).
Verb
ta (imperfect jagħti, past participle mogħti)
- to give
Conjugation
Derived terms
- ngħata
Etymology 2
Perhaps from taf (“you know”). Alternatively from Arabic تُرَى (turā), dialectally also تَرَى (tarā, “see?, ha?, what do you think?”).
Interjection
ta
- Postpositioned after a statement, used for minor emphasis.
Mandarin
Romanization
ta (Zhuyin ˙ㄊㄚ)
- Nonstandard spelling of tā.
- Nonstandard spelling of tá.
- Nonstandard spelling of tǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of tà.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
See also
- TA
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
ta
- 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
ta
- 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
- day
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.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₁g-, *dh₁g- (“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
Derived terms
References
- “ta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From earlier and Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₁g-, *dh₁g- (“to touch”). 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
ta
- (dialectal) Nonstandard form of av.
Adverb
ta
- (dialectal) Nonstandard form of av.
References
- “ta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- at
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)
- toe
Declension
Descendants
- 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
Palauan
Etymology
From Pre-Palauan *ta, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.
Numeral
ta
- one
Pali
Alternative forms
Adjective
ta
- (demonstrative) that
- that one
Declension
Usage notes
The case form tad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.
Synonyms
- na
Derived terms
- ta (“he, it, that one”)
- tā (“she, it, that one”)
Pronoun
ta m
- he, it, that one
Declension
Pronoun
ta n
Declension
Usage notes
The case form tad is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form.
References
“ta˚”, in Pali Text Society, editor, Pali-English Dictionary[5], London: Chipstead, 1921-1925
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish estar and Portuguese estar and Kabuverdianu sta.
Verb
ta
- to be
- is
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
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem, Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[6], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, 2011, →ISBN
Phuthi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.
Verb
-ta
- to come
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Polish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *ta, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/
Pronoun
ta f
- this (nearby, feminine)
Declension
See also
- ten m
- to n
Etymology 2
Shortened from tak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/, /taː/
Interjection
ta
- (colloquial) yes
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɐ/
Contraction
ta
- Contraction of te a.
Romanian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ta, from Latin tua, feminine of tuus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/
- Rhymes: -a
Determiner
ta
- 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
ta
- one
San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tˠa̤˥˩/
Noun
ta
- grandfather
- A respectful title for a man.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tˠa˥/
Adjective
ta
- full of weeds
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tˠa̤˧/
Adjective
ta
- 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
ta
- bunch (of bananas)
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /táː/
Determiner
tȃ
- this
- (nonstandard) the (definite article)
Inflection
Spanish
Interjection
ta
- (Uruguay) Alternative spelling of tá (“okay”)
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, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₁g-, *dh₁g- (“to touch”). 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)
Conjugation
Antonyms
- (to grab): ge
Derived terms
Related terms
- tagning
Anagrams
- AT
Tsonga
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.
Verb
ta
- to come
Turkish
Interjection
ta
- (colloquial) (Adds emphasis to the measurement of a distance).
Unami
Etymology
Cognate with Munsee táa (“emphatic”).
Particle
ta
- indeed, definitely
adds emphasis to a statement or command.
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L., “ta”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary[7], The Lenape Language Preservation Project, 2005
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taː˧˧]
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 咱 (“I; me, we; us”, SV: cha).
Pronoun
ta • (咱, 喒, 些, 𢧲, 偺)
- (archaic, now literary) I; me
- we; us
Usage notes
- It is a good idea to use ta to translate the English "generic you (anyone)". 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
See also
- ngươi; mi (“you”)
- mình (“I; me; we; us”)
Adjective
ta • (咱, 喒, 些, 𢧲, 偺)
- (informal) "our", Vietnamese, as opposed to Tây (“Western”), Tàu (“Chinese”) or Xiêm (“Siamese”)
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/
Preposition
ta
- against, opposed to, contrary to
Derived terms
- taan
Welsh
Etymology
Derived ultimately from bynnag (“-ever”). Initially, bynnag began preceding rather than following the word it qualfied, so beth bynnag (“whatever”) became bynnag beth. A sound change meant bynnag started to be pronounced as gynnag, whereupon the phrase was reanalysed as gan nag, a southern colloquial form of gan nad, literally "since (that) not". The inconsistency of this phrase being negative in structure but affirmative in meaning led nag (“that not”) to be replaced 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 common speech, leaving such forms as ta beth (“whatever”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/
Particle
ta
- (South Wales, colloquial) -ever follows 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”)
References
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta/
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian to, from Proto-Germanic *tō.
Preposition
ta
- (with nei) to
- (physically) up to, until
Further reading
- “ta”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal[8] (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
ta
- closed, shut
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “ta”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal[9] (in Dutch), 2011
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta˧/
Adjective
ta
- hard
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh, A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, 2013, page 44