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tā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ta"

Fijian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central Pacific *taa, from Proto-Oceanic *taʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taʀaq.

Verb

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tā

  1. to chop (with knife or axe)

Latvian

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Pronunciation 1

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Pronoun

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tā

  1. of that; genitive singular masculine of tas

Pronunciation 2

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Pronoun

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tā

  1. that; nominative singular feminine of tas

Pronunciation 3

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Adverb

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tā

  1. thus, so, like that

Mandarin

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Romanization

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tā (ta1, Zhuyin ㄊㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚃
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 塌
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 她
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 它
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 溻
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 牠／它
  7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祂
  8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禢
  9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趽
  10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踌
  11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鉈／铊
  12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 铇
  13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 靷
  14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 他

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *taa (cognate with Hawaiian to strike, to hack), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq (cognate with Malay tarah (“to hew”)), from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.[1][2][3]

Verb

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tā

  1. to dump, strike, beat, thump, throw down, tackle
  2. to apply tattoo
  3. to carve, cut, etch, fashion
  4. to print
    Synonym: paki

References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 437-9
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taa.1b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 90

Further reading

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  • “tā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Niuean

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *taa, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.

Verb

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tā

  1. to strike
  2. to kill
  3. to adze
  4. to build
  5. to cast (a spear or a dart)
  6. to wield

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Alternative forms

Adjective

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tā

  1. feminine nominative/accusative plural of ta (“those”)

Pronoun

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tā f

  1. (demonstrative) that
  2. they, them
Declension table of "tā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sātā
Accusative (second)taṃtā
Instrumental (third)tāyatāhi or tābhi
Dative (fourth)tāya or tassā or tissā or tissāyatāsaṃ or tāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)tāyatāhi or tābhi
Genitive (sixth)tāya or tassā or tissā or tissāyatāsaṃ or tāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)tāya or tāyaṃ or tissaṃtāsu

Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *ta. Cognates include Hawaiian kā and Maori tā.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtaː/
  • Hyphenation: tā

Verb

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tā

  1. (transitive) to tattoo

References

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  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎[2], Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Samoan

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *ta, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.

Verb

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tā

  1. to strike, hit (of blow)
  2. fell, cut down; (of timber)
  3. to adze, chip into shape, hew (of adze)
  4. to apply, put on (of tattoo)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

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tā

  1. First person dual inclusive
    we (you and I only)

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Samoan personal pronouns
singular dual plural
1st person aʻu, ʻou māʻua, mā (exclusive)
tāʻua, tā (inclusive) 		mātou (exclusive)
tātou (inclusive)
2nd person ʻoe, ʻe ʻoulua ʻoutou, tou
3rd person ia, na lāʻua lātou

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtaː]
  • Hyphenation: tā

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *ta. Cognates include Samoan tā.

Pronoun

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tā

  1. we two (inclusive)
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Tokelauan personal pronouns
Independent
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) au, kita1 ki māua ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tāua ki tā ki tātou
2nd person koe koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lāua ki lā ki lātou
Agentive clitic
singular dual plural
1st person (excl.) kō ki mā ki mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ki tā ki tātou
2nd person kē koulua koutou
3rd person ia ki lā ki lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.
Tokelauan possessive pronouns
Inalienable (O-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) o oku, o kita1 o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person o ōu, o koe o koulua o koutou
3rd person o ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Alienable (A-type)
singular dual plural
long short
1st person (excl.) a aku, a kita1 a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person a āu, a koe a koulua a koutou
3rd person a ana a lāua a lā a lātou
1) Sympathetic
*) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) toku,
tota1 		to māua to mā to mātou oku,
ota1 		o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) taku,
tata1 		ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku,
ata1 		a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) hoku,
hota1 		ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1 		ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) haku,
hata1 		ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1 		ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *ta. Cognates include Hawaiian kā and Samoan tā.

Noun

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tā

  1. strike, blow

Verb

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tā (plural tatā)

  1. (transitive) to hit, strike
  2. (transitive) to chop down
  3. (transitive) to kill
  4. (transitive) to build (a house or a canoe)
  5. (transitive) to play (a musical instrument)
  6. (transitive) to cut off (some flesh)
  7. (transitive) to fish for (a school of fish)
  8. (transitive) to wash (clothes)
  9. (transitive, + ki) to tie (a rope) around

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 336
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