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ta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ta"
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Translingual

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ta

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

English

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Etymology 1

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Uncertain, but possibly young child's pronunciation of thanks.[1][2]

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

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ta

  1. (colloquial, chiefly Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Thanks.
    Ta for the cup of tea.
  2. (Commonwealth, childish) give (imperative)
    Mummy needs the bottle back. Ta!
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The expression ta ta differs, meaning goodbye.

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Etymology 2

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Preposition

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ta

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

Etymology 3

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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.

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ta (uncountable)

  1. (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

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References

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  1. ^ “ta”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
  2. ^ "ta" in Oxford Living Dictionaries

Anagrams

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Abenaki

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Conjunction

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ta

  1. and

Afar

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Pronunciation

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Determiner

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tá

  1. this, these (feminine)

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Afar demonstrative determiners
masculine feminine
proximal á tá
medial amá tamá
distal wóo tóo
very distal wótti

References

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  • 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)‎[6], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Aghu Tharrnggala

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Verb

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ta

  1. see

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  • Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Ama

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ta

  1. fire

Angloromani

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Romani thaj.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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ta

  1. and

References

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  • “ta”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎[7], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, page 6

Aragonese

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Alternative form of enta

Etymology

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Maybe borrowed from Occitan entà, used only in Gascon.

Preposition

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ta

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

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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

  1. feminine singular of tãu (“your”)

Asturian

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Verb

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ta

  1. third-person singular present indicative of tar

Azerbaijani

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Etymology 1

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From Persian تا.

Particle

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ta

  1. 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

Further reading

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  • “ta” in Obastan.com.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic طَاء (ṭāʔ).

Noun

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ta (definite accusative tanı, plural talar)

  1. the Arabic letter ط
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Declension of ta
singular plural
nominative tatalar
definite accusative tanıtaları
dative tayatalara
locative tadatalarda
ablative tadantalardan
definite genitive tanıntaların
Possessive forms of ta
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tam talarım
sənin (“your”) tan taların
onun (“his/her/its”) tası taları
bizim (“our”) tamız talarımız
sizin (“your”) tanız talarınız
onların (“their”) tası or taları taları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tamı talarımı
sənin (“your”) tanı talarını
onun (“his/her/its”) tasını talarını
bizim (“our”) tamızı talarımızı
sizin (“your”) tanızı talarınızı
onların (“their”) tasını or talarını talarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tama talarıma
sənin (“your”) tana talarına
onun (“his/her/its”) tasına talarına
bizim (“our”) tamıza talarımıza
sizin (“your”) tanıza talarınıza
onların (“their”) tasına or talarına talarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tamda talarımda
sənin (“your”) tanda talarında
onun (“his/her/its”) tasında talarında
bizim (“our”) tamızda talarımızda
sizin (“your”) tanızda talarınızda
onların (“their”) tasında or talarında talarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tamdan talarımdan
sənin (“your”) tandan talarından
onun (“his/her/its”) tasından talarından
bizim (“our”) tamızdan talarımızdan
sizin (“your”) tanızdan talarınızdan
onların (“their”) tasından or talarından talarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tamın talarımın
sənin (“your”) tanın talarının
onun (“his/her/its”) tasının talarının
bizim (“our”) tamızın talarımızın
sizin (“your”) tanızın talarınızın
onların (“their”) tasının or talarının talarının

Further reading

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  • “ta” in Obastan.com.

Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ta/ [t̪a]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ta

Conjunction

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ta

  1. Alternative form of eta (“and”)

Further reading

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  • “ta”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bassa

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ta

  1. tip (extremity)

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Bikol Central

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ta.

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tá (Basahan spelling ᜆ)

  1. by us, of us (including the person spoken to)
    Linigan ta an kuwarto mo.
    Let's (Let us) clean your room.
  2. our
    Mga pirang lakaw sana an harong ta.
    Our house is just a few walks away.
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taq.

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tà (Basahan spelling ᜆ)

  1. because
    Synonyms: huli, dahil, porke
    Nag(p)uli na sana kami, ta banggi na.
    We just went home because it's already nighttime.
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Cebuano

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ta (Badlit spelling ᜆ)

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

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Cebuano personal pronouns
direct indirect (postposed) indirect (preposed) oblique
Length: full short1 full short2 base suffixed -a full short
singular first person akó ko nakò3 ko3 akò akoa kanakò nakò
second person ikáw ka nimo mo imo imoha kanimo nimo
third person siyá niya iya iyaha kaniya niya
plural first
person 		inclusive kitá ta natò ta atò atoa kanatò natò
exclusive kamí mi namò amò amoa kanamò namò
second person kamó mo ninyo inyo inyoha kaninyo ninyo
third person silá nila ila ilaha kanila nila

1 Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
2 Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
3 Ta is used over nako or ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.


Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Pronoun

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ta

  1. you

Chamorro

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Etymology

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

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ta

  1. we (inclusive)

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Chamorro personal pronouns
singular plural inclusive plural exclusive
hu-type pronouns
1st person hu ta in
2nd person un en
3rd person ha ma
yoʼ-type pronouns
1st person yoʼ hit ham
2nd person hao hamyo
3rd person gueʼ siha
emphatic pronouns
1st person guahu hita hami
2nd person hagu hamyo
3rd person guiya siha

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  • Donald M. Topping (1973) Chamorro Reference Grammar‎[8], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish clipping of está.

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Particle

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ta

  1. indicates the present tense

Chinese

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Pronoun

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ta

  1. Alternative form of TA (tā)

Czech

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Pronoun

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ta

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

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  • “ta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “ta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “ta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Dama (Sierra Leone)

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Etymology

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Cognate with Vai ꕚꕌ (táá).

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ta

  1. go

References

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  • 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

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Verb

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ta

  1. Clipping of tage.

Drung

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rta.

Noun

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ta

  1. horse

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  • Ross Perlin (2019) A Grammar of Trung‎[9], Santa Barbara: University of California

Dupaningan Agta

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Conjunction

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ta

  1. because

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

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Pronoun

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ta

  1. second person; you (singular)

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Estonian

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Etymology

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

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Pronoun

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

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

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

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Declension of ta
3rd person singular plural
long short long short
nominative tema ta nemad nad
genitive tema ta nende nende
partitive teda neid
illative temasse tasse nendesse neisse
inessive temas tas nendes neis
elative temast tast nendest neist
allative temale talle nendele neile
adessive temal tal nendel neil
ablative temalt talt nendelt neilt
translative temaks – nendeks neiks
terminative temani – nendeni –
essive temana – nendena –
abessive temata – nendeta –
comitative temaga taga nendega –

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Estonian personal pronouns
singular plural
long short long short
1st person mina ma meie me
2nd person familiar sina sa teie te
polite Teie Te
3rd person animate tema ta nemad nad
inanimate see need

Further reading

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  • “ta”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “ta”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • ta in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Ewe

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Noun

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ta

  1. chapter
  2. head (part of the body)

Verb

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ta

  1. to castrate
  2. to crawl (to move slowly on hands and knees)
  3. to neuter

Faroese

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Pronoun

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ta (demonstrative)

  1. that, accusative singular feminine form of tann
    ta ferðina
    at that (certain) time

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singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tann
(sá)† 		tann
(sú)† 		tað
accusative tann ta (tí)
(tá)†
dative tí (tann)
(teim)† 		teirri / tí tí
genitive tess teirrar tess
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative teir tær tey
accusative teir
(tá)†
dative teimum
(teim)†
genitive teirra

† obsolete

Franco-Provençal

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ta

  1. feminine singular of ton

French

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Etymology

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

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Determiner

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ta f

  1. your
    Quel âge a ta grand-mère ?
    How old is your grandmother?
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French possessive determiners
possessee
singular plural
m f
possessor singular 1st mon1 ma mes
2nd ton1 ta tes
3rd son1 sa ses
plural 1st notre nos
2nd votre2 vos2
3rd leur leurs
1 Also used before feminine adjectives and nouns beginning with a vowel or mute h.
2 Also used as the polite singular form.
For the singular persons there are gender-neutral neologisms man, tan, san. These are extremely rare.

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Greenlandic

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ta

  1. Alternative spelling of taa

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Haitian Creole

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From French tard (“late”).

Adjective

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ta

  1. late

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Adverb

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ta

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

Hawaiian

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ta

  1. Niʻihau form of ka (“the”)
    Ta matua.
    The parent.

Ido

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Pronoun

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ta (plural ti)

  1. 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.

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ta

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

Indo-Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Particle

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ta

  1. 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.

Japanese

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Romanization

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ta

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

Kaingang

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Noun

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ta

  1. rain

Karelian

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Regional variants of ta
North Karelian
(Viena) 		ta
South Karelian
(Tver) 		da

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian да (da).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ta

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ta

  1. (North Karelian) and

References

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  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “ta”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎[10], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
  • P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “и”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN

Kikuyu

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Particle

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ta (followed by noun or pronoun)

  1. like, as[1]

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  1. ^ “ta1” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 422. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Kuku-Thaypan

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Verb

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ta

  1. see

Further reading

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  • Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner

Kusunda

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Pronoun

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ta

  1. this (inanimate)
    nəti ta ― What is this?
    Synonym: na (animate)

References

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  • David E. Watters (2006) “Notes on Kusunda Grammar: A Language Isolate of Nepal”, in Himalayan Linguistics‎[11], page 48

Lala (South Africa)

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

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-ta

  1. to come

Lithuanian

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Pronoun

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ta

  1. nominative/instrumental feminine singular of tas

Livonian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *tä. Compare Estonian tema.

Pronoun

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ta

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

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Declension of ta
singular (ikšlug) plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv) tämā
ta 		ne
genitive (genitīv) täm nänt
partitive (partitīv) tǟnda nēḑi
dative (datīv) tämmõn näntõn
tän
instrumental (instrumentāl) tämkõks näntkõks
illative (illatīv) tämmõ
tämmõz 		nēži
inessive (inesīv) tämsõ nēši
elative (elatīv) tämstõ nēšti

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References

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

Lower Sorbian

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Determiner

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ta

  1. nominative feminine singular of ten

Lutuv

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /təə/

Verb

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ta

  1. to say

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  • Grayson Ziegler (2022) “Tenselessness in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎[12], volume 3, number 1

Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Root
għ-t-j (giving)
2 terms

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

Verb

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

  1. to give
    Tani l-flus. ― He gave me money.
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pjazza”, in Fl-Arena:
      Kulħadd jimxi, kollox lajma,
      jirkeb biss xi sinjur kbir:
      bini l-għatx u tawni nixrob
      minn ġos-satal fuq il-bir.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to undertake, to conduct
  3. to fight
    Qabdu jagħtu. ― They started to fight.
  4. to beat, to strike, to hit
    Tawh sakemm qatluh. ― They beat him until they killed him.
  5. to apply
  6. to take place
  7. to describe
  8. (usually with the verb kell) to owe (money)
    Kemm għandi nagħtik? ― How much do I owe you?
  9. to become addicted [with -ha ‘dummy pronominal suffix’ and għal]
    Taha għan-nisa ― He is taken to women
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  • 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.
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Conjugation of ta
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tajt tajt ta tajna tajtu taw
f tat
imperfect m nagħti tagħti jagħti nagħtu tagħtu jagħtu
f tagħti
imperative agħti agħtu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tajtx tajtx tax tajniex tajtux tawx
f tatx
imperfect m nagħtix tagħtix jagħtix nagħtux tagħtux jagħtux
f tagħtix
imperative tagħtix tagħtux
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Etymology 2

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From taf (“you know”).

Interjection

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ta

  1. Postpositioned after a statement, used for minor emphasis.
    Din hija ħaġa importanti, ta, tinsihiex.
    This is important, you know, don’t forget it.

Mandarin

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Romanization

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ta (ta5 / ta0, Zhuyin ˙ㄊㄚ)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of tā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of tá.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of tǎ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of tà.

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  • 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.

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Manx

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Verb

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ta

  1. present indicative independent of bee

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Mezquital Otomi

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Etymology 1

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

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Noun

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ta

  1. father
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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tǎ

  1. a male animal
  2. an intact (not castrated) male animal
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Mòcheno

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Etymology

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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

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ta m

  1. day
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North Moluccan Malay

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ta

  1. Short for kita.

Usage notes

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

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Verb

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

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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)

  1. to take (to grab with the hands)
  2. to catch (to capture)
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Etymology 2

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Aasen, in his 1850 dictionary, lists it as a variant of ut-av.[1] 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

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ta

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

Adverb

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ta

  1. (dialectal) off
    • 1953, Reidar Holtvedt, Historier fra Krokskauen, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 132:
      Så hok dom, og strast føre berjhufsen hevde mann se ta, [m]en kjelken reste beint utføre så det bare vart flisa att.
      They sledded, and right before the cliff, you'd throw yourself off, but the sled raced straight down, so that there were only splinters left.

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  1. ^ Ivar Aasen (1850) “ut-av”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
  • “ta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “ta”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tā f (nominative plural tān)

  1. (anatomy) toe

Declension

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Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative tā tān
accusative tān tān
genitive tān tāna
dative tān tām, tāum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: ta, to

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin tua, feminine of tuus.

Determiner

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ta f (masculine ton, plural tes)

  1. your (second-person singular possessive)

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  • French: ta

Old Polish

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Etymology

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

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Particle

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ta

  1. (attested in Greater Poland) emphatic particle
    • 1959 [1430], Henryk Kowalewicz, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, editors, Wielkopolskie roty sądowe XIV-XV wieku, Roty poznańskie, volume I, number 1348, Poznań:
      Jszem czom wsąl troye cony, vosz y schekira, tom wsal w mego pąna v szapuscze, gdzyes ta nykt nye rabi, yedno czo v Brodi przedawa
      [Iżem com wziął troje koni, woz i siekirę, tom wziął u mego pana w zapuście, gdzież ta nikt nie rąbi, jedno co u Brody przedawa]

Descendants

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  • Polish: ta

References

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  • 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

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Noun

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ta

  1. jerky, dried meat

References

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Palauan

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Palauan cardinal numbers
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Etymology

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

Numeral

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ta

  1. one

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • sa (Latin script)
  • 𑀲 (Brahmi script)
  • स (Devanagari script)
  • স (Bengali script)
  • ස (Sinhalese script)
  • သ (Burmese script)
  • ส or สะ (Thai script)
  • ᩈ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສ or ສະ (Lao script)
  • ស (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥 (Chakma script)
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Etymology

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

Adjective

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ta

  1. (demonstrative) that
  2. that one

Usage notes

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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

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Declension table of "ta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)so or sate
Accusative (second)taṃte
Instrumental (third)tenatehi or tebhi
Dative (fourth)tassatesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)tasmā or tamhā or tatotehi or tebhi
Genitive (sixth)tassatesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)tasmiṃ or tamhitesu
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
Declension table of "ta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)taṃ or tadtāni
Accusative (second)taṃ or tadtāni
Instrumental (third)tenatehi or tebhi
Dative (fourth)tassatesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)tasmā or tamhā or tatotehi or tebhi
Genitive (sixth)tassatesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)tasmiṃ or tamhitesu

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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

Pronoun

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ta m

  1. he, it, that one

Declension

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Declension table of "ta" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)so or sate
Accusative (second)taṃte
Instrumental (third)tenatehi or tebhi
Dative (fourth)tassatesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)tasmā or tamhā or tatotehi or tebhi
Genitive (sixth)tassatesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)tasmiṃ or tamhitesu

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ta n

  1. it
    • (Can we date this quote?), Laobounkird, Anisongfree‎[13] (overall work in Lao), published 2015:
      ພາຫຸງ ສະຫັດສະມະພິນິມມິຕະສາວຸທັນຕັງຄະລີເມຂະລັງ ອຸທິຕະໂຄລະສະເສນະມາລັງທານາທິທັມມາວິທິນາ ຊິຕະວາ ມຸນິນໂທຕັນເຕຊະສາ ພະວະຕຸ ເຕ ຊະຍະມັງຄະລານິ ຯ
      bāhuṃ sahassamabinimmitasāvudantaṅɡalīmekhalaṃ uditaɡolasasenamālaṃdānādidammāvidinā jitavā munindotantejasā bavatu te jayamaṅɡalāni
      With ambiguities resolved:
      bāhuṃ sahassamabhinimmitasāvudhantaṅɡarīmekhalaṃ uditaɡhorasasenamāraṃdānādidhammāvidhinā jitavā munindotantejasā bhavatu te jayamaṅɡalāni
      The lord of the sages has subdued terrible Mara, who had created a thousand beweaponed arms, was accompanied by his army and was mounted on Girimekhala, by reason of giving and so forth. May you have the blessings of success by the power of this.

Usage notes

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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

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Declension table of "ta" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)taṃ or tadtāni
Accusative (second)taṃ or tadtāni
Instrumental (third)tenatehi or tebhi
Dative (fourth)tassatesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)tasmā or tamhā or tatotehi or tebhi
Genitive (sixth)tassatesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)tasmiṃ or tamhitesu

References

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

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Spanish estar and Portuguese estar and Kabuverdianu sta.

Verb

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ta

  1. to be
    Papiamentu ta un idioma krioyo
    Papiamentu is a creole language.
    Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.
    I like this house, but it's too expensive.
  2. to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb)
    Mi ta lesando un buki.
    I'm reading a book.

References

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

Phalura

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Particle

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ta (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling تہ)

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

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  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ta”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[14], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Phuthi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

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-ta

  1. to come

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ta.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ta f

  1. this (nearby, feminine)
Declension
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Declension of ta
singular plural
nominative ta te
genitive tej tych
dative tej tym
accusative tę te
instrumental tą tymi
locative tej tych
vocative — —

Derived terms

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adverbs

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Etymology 2

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Clipping of tak.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ta

  1. (colloquial) yes

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Ukrainian та (ta).[1]

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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ta

  1. (regional) and
    Synonyms: a, i

Etymology 4

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Inherited from Old Polish ta.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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ta

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

Etymology 5

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Clipping of tam.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ta

Adverb

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ta (not comparable)

  1. (Kuyavia, Przemyśl, Lasovia) Alternative form of tam

References

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  1. ^ Tadeusz Lehr (1914) “O mowie Polaków w Galicji wschodniej”, in Język Polski‎[2] (in Polish), numbers 2-3, page 50

Further reading

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  • ta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ta”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ta”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “ta”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 1
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “ta”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  •   M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Ta on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl
  • Józef Bliziński (1860) “ta”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 631
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “ta”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 277
  • Aleksander Saloni (1908) “ta”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 342
  • Oskar Kolberg (1865) “ta”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 265

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Contraction

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ta f sg

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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

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Determiner

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ta

  1. feminine singular of tău (“your”)
    Dani are cartea ta.
    Dani has your book.

Pronoun

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ta f (possessive pronouns preceded by a)

  1. yours (singular)

Rotuman

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Rotuman cardinal numbers
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Etymology

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

Numeral

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ta

  1. one

San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ta

  1. grandfather
  2. A respectful title for a man.

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ta

  1. full of weeds

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ta

  1. thick

Etymology 4

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Noun

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ta (plural nta)

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

Etymology 5

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Noun

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ta

  1. bunch (of bananas)

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronoun

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tȃ (Cyrillic spelling та̑)

  1. feminine nominative singular of taj
  2. neuter nominative plural of taj
  3. neuter accusative plural of taj

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *tъ.

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Determiner

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tȃ

  1. this
  2. (nonstandard) the (definite article)

Declension

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Declension of ta (irregular)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative tá tá tó
accusative nominativeinan or genitiveanim tó tó
genitive téga té téga
dative tému tèj tému
locative tém tèj tém
instrumental tém tó tém
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative tá tí tí
accusative tá tí tí
genitive téh téh téh
dative téma téma téma
locative téh téh téh
instrumental téma téma téma
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative tí té tá
accusative té té tá
genitive téh téh téh
dative tém tém tém
locative téh téh téh
instrumental témi témi témi

Spanish

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Interjection

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ta

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

Further reading

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Sumerian

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Romanization

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ta

  1. Romanization of 𒋫 (ta)

Swazi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

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-ta

  1. to come

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Verb

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

  1. take; to grab and move to oneself
    Han hade tagit kakan.
    He had taken the cake.
  2. to bring (along); to carry
    Ta med kakan.
    Bring the cake.
  3. steal
    Inbrottstjuven hade tagit allting.
    The burglar had taken everything.
  4. take; catch
    Inbrottstjuven togs genast.
    The burglar was caught immediately.
  5. take (control over)
    Kan du ta över?
    Can you take over?
  6. take; make use of
    Karl tar cykeln till jobbet.
    Karl is taking the bike to work.
  7. take, pick; to choose
    Vilket alternativ tar du?
    Which option do you choose?
  8. take; to manage; to be able to handle
  9. take; to endure
  10. take; to ingest a medicine or a drug
    Patienten hade tagit allting.
    The patient had taken everything.
  11. take (a course); to enroll
  12. take (a test)
    Han hade tagit blodprovet.
    He had taken the blood test.
  13. take, capture; remove one of the opponent's pieces (e.g. in chess)
  14. take; beat; be victorious
    Idrottaren tog medalj.
    The athlete took a medal.
  15. (reflexive) to start burning; to go from embers into open flames
    Tar elden sig?
    Is the fire starting to burn?
  16. (reflexive) (about a plant) take; thrive, persist
  17. take; to have sex with forcefully
    Han tog henne bakifrån.
    He rammed her from behind.
  18. accept (as means of payment)
    Tar ni kort här?
    Do you take credit cards?
  19. take, to last (an amount of time)
    Resan tar en timme.
    The trip will take an hour.
  20. (followed by och and a verb) to do, to get down to doing (something requiring some degree of decisiveness)
    Det ser ut som en svinstia här inne. Jag borde ta och städa.
    It looks like a pigsty in here. I should do some cleaning up.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of ta (class 6 strong)
active passive
infinitive ta tas
supine tagit tagits
imperative ta —
imper. plural1 tan —
present past present past
indicative tar tog tas togs
ind. plural1 ta togo tas togos
subjunctive2 ta toge tas toges
present participle tagande
past participle tagen

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of taga (class 6 strong, dated)
active passive
infinitive taga tagas
supine tagit tagits
imperative tag —
imper. plural1 tagen —
present past present past
indicative tager tog tages togs
ind. plural1 taga togo tagas togos
subjunctive2 tage toge tages toges
present participle tagande
past participle tagen

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of “to grab”): ge

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Influenced by Baybayin character ᜆ (ta).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ta (Baybayin spelling ᜆ)

  1. the name of the Latin-script letter T/t, in the Abakada alphabet
    Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) ti, (in the Abecedario) te
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Etymology 2

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

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Pronoun

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ta (Baybayin spelling ᜆ) (archaic)

  1. by both you and I; of both you and I
    Synonyms: natin, nata, nita
    Bahay ta.
    Our (two) house.
    Hintayin ta muna.
    Let us (two) wait first.

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Tagalog personal pronouns
Person Number Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
First singular ako ko akin
dual1 kita, kata nita, nata, ta kanita, kanata, ata
plural inclusive tayo natin atin
plural exclusive kami namin amin
First & Second singular kita2
Second singular ikaw, ka mo iyo
plural kayo, kamo ninyo, niyo inyo
Third singular siya niya kaniya
plural sila nila kanila
1 First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
2 Replaces ko ikaw.

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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

  1. because, since
    Synonyms: dahil, sapagkat
    Nag-jeep ako ta wala nang taxi.
    I rode a jeep because there wasn't any taxi anymore.

Etymology 4

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Clipping of sandata (“weapon”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ta or tâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆ) (military)

  1. command of execution for commands involving weapons such as a rifle or a sword
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Further reading

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  • “ta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*taq₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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Tooro

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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-ta

  1. (interrogative) how, in what manner
    Bakikora bata? ― How do they do it?
    • 2008, Ekitabu Ekirukwera N'Ebitabu Ebyeetwa Deturokanoniko/Apokurifa [Bible in Runyoro/Rutooro Interconfessional Translation], Bible Society of Uganda, Luka 10:26:
      Yesu yamugarukamu ati: “Omu Biragiro kikahandiikwa kita? Osomamu ota?”
      Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you understand from it?”
      (literally, “Jesus answered: ‘How was it written in the laws? How do you read in it?’”)

Inflection

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Inflected forms of -ta
Person Singular Plural
1st person nta tuta
2nd person ota muta
3rd person 1/2 ata bata
3/4 guta eta
5/6 lita gata
7/8 kita bita
9/10 eta zita
11/10 ruta
12/14 kata buta
13 tuta
14/6 buta gata
15/6 kuta
16 hata

References

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  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[15], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 428

Tsonga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

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ta

  1. to come

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تا (tā),[1][2][3] from Persian تا (tâ, “up to, until”).[4]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈta/
  • Hyphenation: ta

Adverb

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ta

  1. 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.

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[3], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 470
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[4], Constantinople: Mihran, page 333
  3. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “تا”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 369
  4. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ta”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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Unami

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Etymology

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Cognate with Munsee táa (“emphatic”).

Particle

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ta

  1. indeed, definitely

adds emphasis to a statement or command.

References

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

Uneapa

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Etymology

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

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Determiner

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ta

  1. the (indefinite)

Further reading

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  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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ta • (些, 𢧲)

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

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ta • (些, 𢧲)

  1. (archaic, now literary) I; me
    • 2005, Duy Mạnh, “Kiếp đỏ đen [Gambling Life]”:
      Ta mang bao tội lỗi,
      Nên thân ta giờ đây,
      Kiếp sống không nhà không người thân.
      Ta mang bao tội lỗi,
      Người ơi, ta đâu còn chi !
      Xin hãy tránh xa kiếp đỏ đen !
      I'm so sinful,
      Now I have to live this life,
      No home, no loved ones.
      I'm so sinful,
      O humanity, I have nothing left!
      Please stay clear of the gambling life!
  2. we; us
Usage notes
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  • 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, like as agonists). It is used in conjunction with mi (informal) or ngươi (formal) for "you".
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Particle

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ta • (些, 𢧲)

  1. (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
    Sao kì vậy ta?
    Why so strange? / What's wrong with you?
    Ông già quê ở đâu ta?
    Where is your hometown, old man?
    Giỏi quá ta!
    Good job, you!

Etymology 2

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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”).

Although innovative, the historical nucleus thus shows affiliation with the North Central dialects (*oː > /aw/ > /aː/) instead of Northern-Southern *oː > /aːw/.

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

Pronoun

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ta

  1. (South Central Vietnam) I/me
    Coordinate term: mi
    Reng ta núa mi không nghe?
    Why don't you listen to what I'm saying?

Volapük

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Preposition

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ta

  1. against, opposed to, contrary to

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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.[1]

Particle

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ta

  1. (South Wales, informal) -ever precedes interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns
    Synonym: bynnag
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Etymology 2

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

Conjunction

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ta

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

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ta”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Frisian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Preposition

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ta

  1. (with nei) to
  2. (physically) up to, until
Further reading
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  • “ta”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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ta

  1. closed, shut
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This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
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  • “ta”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Wutunhua

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Mandarin 他 (tā).

Pronoun

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ta

  1. (apparently uncommon) he, she, it (chiefly used in reported speech)
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gu is the usual third-person pronoun in Wutunhua, and not the conventional Mandarin ta.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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ta

  1. ashes

References

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  • 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[16], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Particle

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ta

  1. to[2]
    • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 100:
      A laafe ing lemethès chote wel ta ba zang,
      A leaf in tatters, I know well to be sung,
    • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100:
      At ye mye ne'er be wooveless ta vill a lear jock an cooan.
      That you may never be unprovided to fill an empty jack and can.

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References

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  1. ^ Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990) “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[5], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 161
  2. ^ 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

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Etymology 1

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

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tà

  1. (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)
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  • ta before a direct object
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Etymology 2

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ta

  1. 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)
  2. to oppose or refuse something loudly
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  • Usually a stative verb, often used in referencing to tubers (yams, potatoes).
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Etymology 3

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ta

  1. (transitive) to splash, pop, explode
    gúgúrú ta ― The popcorn popped on the stove
  2. to oppose or refuse something loudly
    ìgbìmọ̀ alátakòó ta lórí ọ̀rọ̀ náà ― The opposition opposed the measure very loudly
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  • Usually a stative verb

Etymology 4

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ta

  1. (intransitive) to spring, burst, bounce
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Etymology 5

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ta

  1. (intransitive, copulative) to shine (as in the sun or daylight)
    oòrún ta sí wá lára ― The has shined on us
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Etymology 6

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ta

  1. (transitive) to shoot, fire (from a weapon that releases a projectile).
    ọlọ́pàá ta ìbọn ― The police officer fired his gun
  2. (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) to sting
    oyín ta wọ́n ― The bee stung them
  3. (transitive) to be spicy, to be hot
    atá ta ― The pepper was spicy
  4. (transitive) to kick
    ẹṣín ta, ta, ta, ó kú o! ― The horse kicked, kicked, and kicked, and then it died
  5. (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"
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Etymology 7

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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.

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ta

  1. (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)
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  • An information-seeking question word for the human entity which is always followed by ni
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Yoruba varieties and languages: ta ni (“who, whose, whom”)
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Language familyVariety groupVariety/languageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdelè sí, lèé, lí
Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́lè sí, lèé, lí
Ìkòròdúlè sí, lèé, lí
Ṣágámùlè sí, lèé, lí
Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)Òkìtìpupanẹ̀ẹ́, nẹ̀ẹ́ sí
OǹdóOǹdóè sí
Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)sí
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹnẹ̀ sín
OlùkùmiUgbódùè ghí
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìì sí
Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ì sí
Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìì sí
Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀)Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)yè sí
Ìjẹ̀ṣà (Ùjẹ̀ṣà)Iléṣà (Uléṣà)yè sí
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tàẹ̀sí
Ìgbẹsàẹ̀sí
Ọ̀tàẹ̀sí
Agégeẹ̀sí
Ìlogbò Erémiẹ̀sí
Ẹ̀gbáAbẹ́òkútalè sí, ta ni
Ẹ̀gbádòÌjàkálè é, èsí
ÈkóÈkóta ni
ÌbàdànÌbàdànta ni
Ìbọ̀lọ́Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)ta ni
ÌlọrinÌlọrinta ni
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́ta ni
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríàta ni
Bɛ̀nɛ̀ta ni
Northeast Yoruba/OkunÌyàgbàÌsánlú Ìtẹ̀dólè, lè hí
OwéKabbaláun, la, lẹ
Ede languages/Southwest YorubaAnaSokodenɛ̀ɛ́
Cábɛ̀ɛ́Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)lèé
Tchaouroulèé
Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)Baàtɛlèé
ÌdàácàBeninIgbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)lèé
Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-ÌjèỌ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/ÌjèÌkpòbɛ́lèé
Onigbololè é, èsí
Kétu/ÀnàgóKétule
Ifɛ̀Akpárénɛ̀ɛ́
Atakpamɛnɛ̀ɛ́
Bokonɛ̀ɛ́
Moretannɛ̀ɛ́
Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)nɛ̀ɛ́
KuraAledjo-Kouraìsí
Mɔ̄kɔ́léKandiyoi
Northern NagoKamboleèsí
Manigrièsí
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Etymology 8

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ta

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

Etymology 9

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ta

  1. (ergative) to spin something, to roll
    ó ta òkòtó ― She spun the spinning top
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  • Usually a stative verb

Etymology 10

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ta

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

Etymology 11

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ta

  1. 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

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Adjective

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ta

  1. hard

References

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