tara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tara"

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Possibly from Irish tabhair aire (“take care”).

Alternative forms edit

ta-ra, turrah

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tæˈɹɑː/, /təˈɹɑː/ (note: Stress on 2nd syllable, unlike the proper name Tara)
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Interjection edit

tara

(Northern England, Midlands or informal) Goodbye; equivalent to the more geographically widespread ta ta.
- 2004: Metro in This is London (website of London Evening Standard), Jolie says ta-ra to Lara - Pssst...Actress Angelina Jolie's days as Tomb Raider action hero Lara Croft are over.
Synonyms: bye, ta ta

Etymology 2 edit

From Maori tara (“tern”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːrɑː/

Noun edit

tara (plural taras)

(New Zealand, rare) The tern.
- 1909, Royal Society of New Zealand, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, page 273:
  These are Hine-karoro (origin and personification of the karoro, or black-billed gull), the next born being Hine-tara (the tara, or tern); the next is Hine-tore. The last born of that lot was Punga, the origin of […]
- 1977, Alexander Wyclif Reed, Treasury of Maori Exploration: Legends Relating to the First Polynesian Explorers of New Zealand, Raupo:
  Another account says that a tara (tern) and other birds alighted at Tahunatapu, the first part of the fish to surface, and that Maui greeted its appearance with an incantation that included the words : Appears the great land lying […]
- 2003, Margaret Orbell, Birds of Aotearoa: A Natural and Cultural History, Raupo:
  Most numerous and widespread of the terns of Aotearoa are the tara, or white-fronted terns. Another species, also named tara , is the smaller black-fronted tern. […]
- 2004, Alexander Wyclif Reed, Ross Calman, Reed Book of Maori Mythology, Raupo:
  Again it is said that the tara (tern) alighted on the new land at Tahunatapu, the first part to emerge from the sea, and was followed by other birds. Māui recited an incantation of welcome which included the words : Appears the […]

Etymology 3 edit

Alternative forms edit

tar, tare, tarr

Noun edit

tara (plural taras)

(India) A small silver coin current in South India at the time of the arrival of the Portuguese.
- 1979, The Journal of the Numismatic Society of India, volume 41, page 70:
  The only silver coin of this empire reported so far is a Tara of the time of Pratāpa devaraya.

References edit

Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “tara”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

Anagrams edit

A.A.R.T., ATRA, Arta, atar, rata

'Are'are edit

Noun edit

tara

road

References edit

Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Balinese edit

Romanization edit

tara

Romanization of ᬢᬭ
Romanization of ᬢᬭᬵ

Bikol Central edit

Bikol Central phrasebook

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Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /taˈɾa/, [taˈɾa]
Hyphenation: ta‧ra

Interjection edit

tará (Basahan spelling ᜆᜍ)

(Naga) Hello
Synonyms: komusta, nom, nem

Phrase edit

tará (Basahan spelling ᜆᜍ)

(Naga) What's up?
Synonyms: nom, nem

Derived terms edit

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈta.ɾə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈta.ɾa]

Noun edit

tara f (plural tares)

defect, imperfection
tare (empty weight of a container)

Dalmatian edit

Alternative forms edit

tiara

Etymology edit

From Latin terra. Compare Italian and Portuguese terra, Romansch terra, tiara, teara, Romanian țară, Spanish tierra, French terre.

Noun edit

tara f

earth, ground

Fijian edit

Verb edit

tara

(transitive) to touch, to take hold of
(intransitive, tara-va) to follow, to succeed, to come after

French edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ta.ʁa/
Audio: (file)

Verb edit

tara

third-person singular past historic of tarer

Anagrams edit

rata, râta

Hausa edit

Etymology 1 edit

**Hausa numbers ^(edit)**
	90
← 8	9	10 →
Cardinal: tar̃à

Considered by Blench to be likely derived from a Plateau Benue-Congo language; compare Horom taras, Che ataras, Fyam téres, Yeskwa tɔla.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tá.rà/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tə́.rə̀]

Numeral edit

tar̃à f

nine

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /táː.ɽàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [táː.ɽàː]

Verb edit

tārā̀ (grade 1)

collect, gather
add up

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tà.ɽáː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tə̀.ɽáː]

Verb edit

tàrā (grade 2)

go to meet or welcome someone
buy up something to resell later

Etymology 4 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tàː.ɽáː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tàː.ɽáː]

Noun edit

tā̀rā f (possessed form tā̀rar̃)

fine (of money)

Etymology 5 edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tàː.ɽáː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tàː.ɽáː]

Noun edit

tā̀rā f (possessed form tā̀rar̃)

being mindful, caring about something

Indonesian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈtara]
Hyphenation: ta‧ra

Etymology 1 edit

From Malay tara, from Classical Malay tara (“equal”), probably from Old Javanese tara (“excellence, superiority”).

Noun edit

tara

comparable, equal, equivalent
Synonyms: banding, imbang, sama

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Minangkabau [Term?].

Noun edit

tara

nailed wooden tools for making lines on wood.

Etymology 3 edit

Unknown. Possibly from Sanskrit तर (tara, “surpassing, excelling”). Compare to Indonesian tera (“stamp, seal”).

Noun edit

tara

picture, picture
Synonyms: angan, imaji, gambar

Etymology 4 edit

From Dutch tarra, from Italian tara, from Medieval Latin tara, from Arabic طَرْح (ṭarḥ, “rubbish, refuse”), from طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “reject, deduct”).

Noun edit

tara

tare (the empty weight of a container; the tare weight or unladen weight)

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈta.ra/
Rhymes: -ara
Hyphenation: tà‧ra

Etymology 1 edit

From Medieval Latin tara, from Arabic طَرْح (ṭarḥ, “rubbish, refuse”), from طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “reject, deduct”).

Noun edit

tara f (plural tare)

Derived terms edit

tarare

Descendants edit

→ Dutch: tarra
- → Indonesian: tara
→ Estonian: taara
→ German: Tara
- → Russian: тара (tara)
→ Middle French: tare
- French: tare
  - → Romanian: tară
- → English: tare
→ Ottoman Turkish: طاره (dara)
- → Middle Armenian: տառայ (taṙay)
  - Armenian: տարա (tara)
- → Romanian: dara
→ Polish: tara
→ Serbo-Croatian: tara / тара
→ Swedish: tara
- → Finnish: taara

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

tara

inflection of tarare:
1. third-person singular present
2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams edit

atra, rata

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

tara

Rōmaji transcription of たら

Javanese edit

Romanization edit

tara

Romanization of ꦠꦫ

Laboya edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [taːra]

Noun edit

tara

thorn

References edit

Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “tara”, in Lamboya word list‎^[1], Leiden: LexiRumah

Livonian edit

Alternative forms edit

tarā (Courland)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *tarha, related to Finnish tarha.

Noun edit

tara

fence
garden

Makasar edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈtara]

Noun edit

tara (Lontara spelling ᨈᨑ)

anus

Maltese edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtaː.ra/

Verb edit

tara

second-person singular imperfect of ra
third-person feminine singular imperfect of ra

Miskito edit

Adjective edit

tara

big, large
Antonym: sirpi

Old Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit तर (tara, “intensifier”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ta.ra/
Rhymes: -ra
Homophone: tāra
Hyphenation: ta‧ra

Adverb edit

tara

intensifier

Noun edit

tara

Descendants edit

Javanese: ꦠꦫ (tara)
>? Malay: tara
- Indonesian: tara

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

𑀢𑀭 (Brahmi script)
तर (Devanagari script)
তর (Bengali script)
තර (Sinhalese script)
တရ (Burmese script)
ตร or ตะระ (Thai script)
ᨲᩁ (Tai Tham script)
ຕຣ or ຕະຣະ (Lao script)
តរ (Khmer script)
𑄖𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology edit

Part of or extracted from the verb tarati.

Verb edit

tara

third-person singular present active of tarati (“to cross over”)

Noun edit

tara m

The Pali root tar
- [c. 500 AD, Dhatumañjusa; republished in Dines Andersen & Helmer Smith, The Pāli Dhātupāṭha and the Dhātumañjūsā, Copenhagen: Andr. Fred. Host & son, 1921, page 36:
  62. Tara taraṇasmiṃ thara santharaṇe
  bhara bharaṇasmiṃ phara sampharaṇe
  sara gati-cintā-hiṃsā-sadde
  phura calanādo hara haraṇamhi
  62. Tar for crossing, thar for spreading, / bhar for supporting, phar for pervasion, / sar for motion, thought, crushing and noise, / phur for shaking, har for taking.]

Declension edit

Declension table of "tara" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Nominative (first)	taro
Genitive (sixth)	tarassa

Polish edit

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

tara

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈta.ra/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: ta‧ra

Etymology 1 edit

From trzeć.

Noun edit

tara f

washboard (board used to hand wash laundry)
Synonym: tarka

Declension edit

Declension of tara

	singular	plural
nominative	tara	tary
genitive	tary	tar
dative	tarze	tarom
accusative	tarę	tary
instrumental	tarą	tarami
locative	tarze	tarach
vocative	taro	tary

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Italian tara, from Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa).

Noun edit

tara f

tare (the empty weight of a container)

Declension edit

Declension of tara

	singular	plural
nominative	tara	tary
genitive	tary	tar
dative	tarze	tarom
accusative	tarę	tary
instrumental	tarą	tarami
locative	tarze	tarach
vocative	taro	tary

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈta.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -aɾɐ
Hyphenation: ta‧ra

Etymology 1 edit

From Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”). Compare Italian tara and French tare, taré (“crazy”).

Noun edit

tara f (plural taras)

tare (the empty weight of a container)
(colloquial) obsession, mania
Synonyms: mania, obsessão
(colloquial) flaw, defect
Synonym: defeito
(slang) sexual fetish or desire
Synonyms: perversão, fetiche

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

tara

inflection of tarar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Rohingya edit

Alternative forms edit

𐴃𐴝𐴌𐴝 (tara) — Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun edit

tara (Hanifi spelling 𐴃𐴝𐴌𐴝)

star

Romanian edit

Noun edit

tara f (plural tarale)

Alternative form of tară

Declension edit

Declension of tara

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) tara	taraua	(niște) tarale	taralele
genitive/dative	(unei) tarale	taralei	(unor) tarale	taralelor
vocative	tara		taralelor

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Italian tara, possibly through Ottoman Turkish طاره (dara).

Noun edit

tȁra f (Cyrillic spelling та̏ра)

tare

Declension edit

Declension of tara

	singular	plural
nominative	tara	tare
genitive	tare	tara
dative	tari	tarama
accusative	taru	tare
vocative	taro	tare
locative	tari	tarama
instrumental	tarom	tarama

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾa/ [ˈt̪a.ɾa]
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: ta‧ra

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tara, from Andalusian Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of Arabic طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).

Noun edit

tara f (plural taras)

tare (empty weight of a container)
defect, flaw, vice
deficiency

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

tara

inflection of tarar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Sranan Tongo edit

Adjective edit

tara

Obsolete form of tra.

Tagalog edit

Etymology 1 edit

Possibly from tayo na or from tana.

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈɾa/ [tɐˈɾa]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ta‧ra

Interjection edit

tará (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇ) (colloquial)

let's go!
Synonyms: tana, tayo na, (slang) taralets

Tara, alisan na. ― Let's go, it's time to leave.
(Bataan) goodbye! (when about to leave)

Derived terms edit

taralets

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Spanish tara.

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾa/ [ˈtaː.ɾɐ]
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: ta‧ra

Noun edit

tara (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇ)

tare (empty weight of a container, used to determine the weight of its contents)

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾa/ [ˈtaː.ɾɐ]
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: ta‧ra

Noun edit

tara (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇ) (obsolete)

wedding gift given to equal the gift given by the other side to the newlyweds (either from the bride's or the groom's side)

Tahitian edit

Noun edit

tara

horn

Tarifit edit

Noun edit

tara f (Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵔⴰ, plural tariwin)

Alternative spelling of tařa: spring, fountain

Turkish edit

Noun edit

tara (definite accusative tarayı, plural taralar)

grain

Verb edit

tara

second-person singular imperative of taramak

Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *tarha.

Pronunciation edit

(Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑrɑ/, [ˈtɑrɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
Hyphenation: ta‧ra

Noun edit

tara

vegetable garden

Inflection edit

Declension of tara (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	tara	tarad
genitive	tara	tarojõ, taroi
partitive	tarra	taroitõ, taroi
illative	tarrasõ, tarra	taroisõ
inessive	taraz	taroiz
elative	tarassõ	taroissõ
allative	taralõ	taroilõ
adessive	tarallõ	taroillõ
ablative	taraltõ	taroiltõ
translative	tarassi	taroissi
^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the terminative** is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ^*) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References edit

Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “tara”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

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