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Translingual

Symbol

ta

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

English

Etymology 1

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

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

Alternative forms

• taa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑː/, [tʰɑː]

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑː

Interjection

ta

1. (colloquial, chiefly Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Thanks.

   Ta for the cup of tea.

2. (Canada, childish) give (imperative)

   Mommy needs the bottle back. Ta!

Usage notes

The expression ta ta differs, meaning goodbye.

Translations

thanks — see thanks

See also

• ta everso
• ta muchly

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə/

Preposition

ta

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

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑː/

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

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

See also

• pok-ta-pok
• ta-da
• Yah-ta-hey

 

Anagrams

• 'at, A-T, A/T, AT, at, at-

Abenaki

Conjunction

ta

1. and

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta/ [ˈtʌ]

Determiner

tá

1. this, these (feminine)

Derived terms

• tákke

 

See also

Afar demonstrative determiners

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

References

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

Aghu Tharrnggala

Verb

ta

1. see

Further reading

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

Ama

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Noun

ta

1. fire

Angloromani

Alternative forms

• da, te, ti

Etymology

From Romani thaj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʰə]

Conjunction

ta

1. and

References

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

Aragonese

Alternative form of enta

Etymology

Maybe borrowed from Occitan entà, used only in Gascon.

Preposition

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

Alternative forms

• a ta
• (a) tauã

Etymology

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

Pronoun

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

1. feminine singular of tãu (“your”)

Asturian

Verb

ta

1. third-person singular present indicative of tar

Azerbaijani

Etymology 1

From Persian تا.

Particle

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

• “ta” in Obastan.com.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic طَاء (ṭāʔ).

Noun

ta (definite accusative tanı, plural talar)

1. the Arabic letter ط

Declension

Declension of ta
	singular	plural
nominative	ta	talar
definite accusative	tanı	taları
dative	taya	talara
locative	tada	talarda
ablative	tadan	talardan
definite genitive	tanın	taların

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

• “ta” in Obastan.com.

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/ [t̪a]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ta

Conjunction

ta

1. Alternative form of eta (“and”)

Further reading

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

Bassa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰa]

Noun

ta

1. tip (extremity)

References

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

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/ [ta]

Pronoun

tá (Basahan spelling ᜆ)

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.

Synonyms

• niyato

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *taq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔ/ [ˈtaʔ]

Conjunction

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.

See also

• huli ta
• tano

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta/ [ˈt̪a]

Pronoun

ta (Badlit spelling ᜆ)

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

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct		Indirect (postposed)		Indirect (preposed)		Oblique
Length		Full	Short*	Full	Short**	Base	Suffixed -a	Full	Short
First	singular	akó	ko	nakò***	ko***	akò	akoa	kanakò	nakò
	plural inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atoa	kanatò	natò
	plural exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amoa	kanamò	namò
Second	singular	ikáw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	imoha	kanimo	nimo
	plural	kamó	mo	ninyo		inyo	inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siyá		niya		iya	iyaha	kaniya	niya
	plural	silá		nila		ila	ilaha	kanila	nila
*Forms under this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences **Forms under this column are literary and rarely used colloquially. ***Ta is used over nako or ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

ta

1. you

Chamorro

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæ/

Pronoun

ta

1. we (inclusive)

Usage notes

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

See also

Chamorro personal pronouns

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

References

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

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish clipping of está.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta/, [ˈt̪a]

Particle

ta

1. indicates the present tense

Chinese

Pronoun

ta

1. Alternative form of TA (tā)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta]

• Audio:

  (file)

Pronoun

ta

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

Further reading

• “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)

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Etymology

Cognate with Vai ꕚꕌ (táá).

Verb

ta

1. go

References

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

Danish

Verb

ta

1. Clipping of tage.

Drung

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rta.

Noun

ta

1. horse

References

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

Dupaningan Agta

Conjunction

ta

1. because

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronoun

ta

1. second person; you (singular)\

See also

• taha

Estonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ/

Pronoun

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

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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	–

See also

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

• “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

Noun

ta

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

Verb

ta

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

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛa]

Pronoun

ta (demonstrative)

1. that, accusative singular feminine form of tann

   ta ferðina

   at that (certain) time

Declension

Demonstrative pronoun - ávísingarfornavn
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	tann (sá)†	tann (sú)†	tað
Accusative (hvønnfall)	tann	ta (tí) (tá)†
Dative (hvørjumfall)	tí (tann) (teim)†	teirri / tí	tí
Genitive (hvørsfall)	tess	teirrar	tess
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	teir	tær	tey
Accusative (hvønnfall)	teir (tá)†
Dative (hvørjumfall)	teimum (teim)†
Genitive (hvørsfall)	teirra

Franco-Provençal

Determiner

ta

1. feminine singular of ton

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

• Audio:

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Determiner

ta f

1. your

   Quel âge a ta grand-mère ?

   How old is your grandmother?

Related terms

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.

Further reading

• “ta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /ta/, [ta]

Interjection

ta

1. Alternative spelling of taa

References

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

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Etymology 1

From French tard (“late”).

Adjective

ta

1. late

Etymology 2

Adverb

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

Article

ta

1. Niʻihau form of ka (“the”)

   Ta matua.

   The parent.

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Pronoun

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.

Determiner

ta

1. Alternative form of ita

   Ta kamizo esas verda. ― That shirt is green.

Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

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

Particle

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

Romanization

ta

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

Kaingang

Noun

ta

1. rain

Karelian

Regional variants of ta

North Karelian (Viena)	ta
South Karelian (Tver)	da

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да (da).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ/
• Hyphenation: ta

Conjunction

ta

1. (North Karelian) and

References

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

Kikuyu

Particle

ta (followed by noun or pronoun)

1. like, as

Kuku-Thaypan

Verb

ta

1. see

Further reading

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

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

-ta

1. to come

Lithuanian

Pronoun

ta

1. nominative/instrumental feminine singular of tas

Livonian

Alternative forms

• tämā

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *tä. Compare Estonian tema.

Pronoun

ta

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

Declension

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

See also

• minā, ma
• sinā, sa

References

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

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta]

Determiner

ta

1. nominative feminine singular of ten

Lutuv

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /təə/

Verb

ta

1. to say

References

• Grayson Ziegler (2022) “Tenselessness in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎^[10], volume 3, number 1

Maltese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Root
għ-t-j (giving)
2 terms

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

Verb

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

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of ta

		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

Derived terms

• ngħata

 

Etymology 2

From taf (“you know”).

Interjection

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

Romanization

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.

Usage notes

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

See also

• TA

Manx

Alternative forms

• t’ (apocopic)

Etymology

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

Verb

ta

1. present indicative independent of bee

Derived terms

• t'ad
• t'ee
• t'eh
• t'ou

 

Mezquital Otomi

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tá/, /tà/

Noun

ta

1. father

Synonyms

• dada

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tǎ/

Noun

tǎ

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

Derived terms

• tafri
• tajä
• takjä
• tamxi
• taptsꞌu̱di
• taꞌni
• taꞌnxi

 

Mòcheno

Etymology

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

Noun

ta m

1. day

Related terms

• eirta
• hait
• ma'ta
• mitta
• mitto
• Najorto
• pfinsta
• sònsta
• sunta
• vraita

 

References

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

North Moluccan Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/
• Homophone: ta-

Pronoun

ta

1. Short for kita.

Usage notes

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɑː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

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.

Derived terms

• anta
• avta
• avtagbar, avtakbar
• foreta
• frata
• frita
• gjenta
• godta
• hærta
• innta
• ivareta
• motta
• oppta
• overta
• påta
• påtagelig, påtakelig
• påtatt
• ta knekken på
• ta opp
• ta på alvor
• ta vare på
• tiltak
• unnta
• vedta
• voldta

 

References

• “ta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

• anta
• frita
• hærta
• oppta
• påtatt
• påteken
• ta att
• ta av
• ta etter
• ta for seg
• ta fri
• ta grep
• ta i
• ta imot
• ta inn
• ta knekken på
• ta med
• ta på
• ta på alvor
• ta på seg
• ta seg
• ta seg av
• ta seg for
• ta seg saman
• ta seg ut
• ta til
• ta unna
• ta ut
• ta vare på
• ta vekk
• taking
• vareta

 

Related terms

• tak
• -tekt

Etymology 2

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

Preposition

ta

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

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.

References

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

Anagrams

• at

Old English

Alternative forms

• tahe

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑː/

Noun

tā f (nominative plural tān)

1. (anatomy) toe

Declension

Weak:

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

Descendants

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

Old French

Etymology

From Latin tua, feminine of tuus.

Determiner

ta f (masculine ton, plural tes)

1. your (second-person singular possessive)

Descendants

• French: ta

Old Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Particle

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

• Polish: ta

References

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

Omaha-Ponca

Noun

ta

1. jerky, dried meat

References

• Omaha Ponca digital dictionary

Palauan

Palauan cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
Cardinal : ta

Etymology

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

Numeral

ta

1. one

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• त (Devanagari script)
• ত (Bengali script)
• ත (Sinhalese script)
• တ (Burmese script)
• ต or ตะ (Thai script)
• ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕ or ຕະ (Lao script)
• ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄖 (Chakma script)

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)

Alternative scripts

• so (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• सो (Devanagari script)
• সো (Bengali script)
• සො (Sinhalese script)
• သော or သေႃ (Burmese script)
• โส (Thai script)
• ᩈᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂສ (Lao script)
• សោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄮 (Chakma script)

Etymology

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

Adjective

ta

1. (demonstrative) that
2. that one

Usage notes

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

Declension

Declension table of "ta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	so or sa	te
Accusative (second)	taṃ	te
Instrumental (third)	tena	tehi or tebhi
Dative (fourth)	tassa	tesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tasmā or tamhā or tato	tehi or tebhi
Genitive (sixth)	tassa	tesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tasmiṃ or tamhi	tesu

Declension table of "tā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sā	tā
Accusative (second)	taṃ	tā
Instrumental (third)	tāya	tāhi or tābhi
Dative (fourth)	tāya or tassā or tissā or tissāya	tāsaṃ or tāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tāya	tāhi or tābhi
Genitive (sixth)	tāya or tassā or tissā or tissāya	tāsaṃ or tāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tāya or tāyaṃ or tissaṃ	tāsu

Declension table of "ta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	taṃ or tad	tāni
Accusative (second)	taṃ or tad	tāni
Instrumental (third)	tena	tehi or tebhi
Dative (fourth)	tassa	tesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tasmā or tamhā or tato	tehi or tebhi
Genitive (sixth)	tassa	tesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tasmiṃ or tamhi	tesu

Synonyms

• na

Derived terms

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

Pronoun

ta m

1. he, it, that one

Declension

Declension table of "ta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	so or sa	te
Accusative (second)	taṃ	te
Instrumental (third)	tena	tehi or tebhi
Dative (fourth)	tassa	tesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tasmā or tamhā or tato	tehi or tebhi
Genitive (sixth)	tassa	tesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tasmiṃ or tamhi	tesu

Pronoun

ta n

1. it
   • (Can we date this quote?), Laobounkird, Anisongfree‎^[11] (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

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

Declension table of "ta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	taṃ or tad	tāni
Accusative (second)	taṃ or tad	tāni
Instrumental (third)	tena	tehi or tebhi
Dative (fourth)	tassa	tesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tasmā or tamhā or tato	tehi or tebhi
Genitive (sixth)	tassa	tesaṃ or tesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tasmiṃ or tamhi	tesu

References

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

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish estar and Portuguese estar and Kabuverdianu sta.

Verb

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

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

Phalura

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Particle

ta (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling تہ)

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

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ta”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[12], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

-ta

1. to come

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta/

• Audio 1:

  (file)

• Audio 2:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ta

Pronoun

ta f

1. this (nearby, feminine)

Declension

Declension of ta

	singular	plural
nominative	ta	te
genitive	tej	tych
dative	tej	tym
accusative	tę	te
instrumental	tą	tymi
locative	tej	tych
vocative	—	—

See also

• ten m
• to n

Etymology 2

Clipping of tak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta/

• Audio 1:

  (file)

• Audio 2:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ta

Interjection

ta

1. (colloquial) yes

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ukrainian та (ta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta/

• Audio 1:

  (file)

• Audio 2:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ta

Conjunction

ta

1. (regional) and

   Synonyms: a, i

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old Polish ta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ta

Particle

ta

1. (regional, often attached to a verb) emphatic particle

   Synonyms: (not productive) -ć, -ż

Etymology 5

Clipping of tam.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈta/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈta/

• Audio 1:

  (file)

• Audio 2:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ta

Adverb

ta (not comparable)

1. (Kuyavia) Alternative form of tam

Further reading

• 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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ/

Contraction

ta f sg

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

Romanian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a

Determiner

ta

1. feminine singular of tău (“your”)

   Dani are cartea ta.

   Dani has your book.

Pronoun

ta f (possessive pronouns preceded by a)

1. yours (singular)

Rotuman

Rotuman cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
Cardinal : ta

Etymology

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

Numeral

ta

1. one

San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˠa̤˥˩/

Noun

ta

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˠa˥/

Adjective

ta

1. full of weeds

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˠa̤˧/

Adjective

ta

1. thick

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˠa̤˩/

Noun

ta (plural nta)

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

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˠa̤˩/

Noun

ta

1. bunch (of bananas)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tâː/

Pronoun

tȃ (Cyrillic spelling та̑)

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

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /táː/

Determiner

tȃ

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

Inflection

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

Interjection

ta

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

Further reading

• “ta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Sumerian

Romanization

ta

1. Romanization of 𒋫 (ta)

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

-ta

1. to come

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• -etama

Swedish

Alternative forms

• taga (dated)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

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

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
	Participles
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
	Participles
Present participle	tagande
Past participle	tagen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to grab”): ge

Derived terms

• avta
• beslagta
• bli tagen på sängen
• fan ta dig
• fan ta er
• frita
• förta
• inta
• omhänderta
• satan ta dig
• satan ta er
• ta anställning
• ta ansvar
• ta av
• ta av daga
• ta av sig
• ta avsked
• ta avstånd
• ta beslut
• ta betalt
• ta bort
• ta det lugnt
• ta emot
• ta emot sig
• ta examen
• ta fart
• ta farväl
• ta fram
• ta för givet
• ta för sig
• ta hand om
• ta helst
• ta hem
• ta hus i helvete
• ta hänsyn
• ta i
• ta ifrån
• ta igen sig
• ta in
• ta initiativ
• ta kort
• ta livet av
• ta lån
• ta lätt på
• ta med
• ta musten ur någon
• ta ned
• ta ner
• ta och
• ta om
• ta plats
• ta på
• ta på allvar
• ta på bar gärning
• ta på sig
• ta på skoj
• ta sats
• ta sig an
• ta sig fram
• ta sig för
• ta sig före
• ta sig i arslet
• ta sig i baken
• ta sig i röven
• ta sig igenom
• ta sig in
• ta sig samman
• ta sig till
• ta sig ton
• ta sig upp
• ta sig ur
• ta sig ut
• ta sig vatten över huvudet
• ta sig över
• ta sikte
• ta sikte på
• ta sitt förnuft till fånga
• ta skydd
• ta studenten
• ta ställning
• ta tag i
• ta telefonen
• ta tempen
• ta tid på sig
• ta tiden
• ta till
• ta till sig
• ta tillvara
• ta timeout
• ta ton
• ta upp
• ta ut
• ta ut i förskott
• ta ut sig
• ta vara på
• ta vägen
• ta åt sig
• ta över
• ta överbalansen
• tillfångata
• tillta
• återta
• överta

 

Related terms

• tagning

References

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

Anagrams

• AT

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜆ (ta).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ta (Baybayin spelling ᜆ)

1. the name of the Latin-script letter T/t, in the Abakada alphabet

   Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) ti, (in the Abecedario) te

See also

• tata

 

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

ta (Baybayin spelling ᜆ) (archaic)

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.

See also

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

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

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

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

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

Clipping of sandata (“weapon”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ta or tâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆ) (military)

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

See also

• agap sandata
• baba sandata
• kaliwang balikat sandata
• kanang balikat sandata
• siyasat sandata

 

Further reading

• “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

Anagrams

• at

Tooro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Adverb

-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

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

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[13], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 428

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìja.

Verb

ta

1. to come

Turkish

Alternative forms

• te

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta/
• Hyphenation: ta

Adverb

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.

Further reading

• “ta”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ta³”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4511

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee táa (“emphatic”).

Particle

ta

1. indeed, definitely

adds emphasis to a statement or command.

References

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

Uneapa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Determiner

ta

1. the (indefinite)

Further reading

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

ta • (些, 𢧲, 󱙐)

1. (informal) "our", Vietnamese, as opposed to Tây (“Western”), Tàu (“Chinese”) or Xiêm (“Siamese”)

   Tết ta ― Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Pronoun

ta • (些, 𢧲, 󱙐)

1. (archaic, now literary) I; me
   • (Can we date this quote?), Duy Mạnh (lyrics and music), “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

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

Synonyms

• tôi; tui
• min
• tao; tau

See also

• ngươi; mi (“you”)
• mình (“I; me; we; us”)

Derived terms

• chúng ta
• ta đây

 

Particle

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

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

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

Pronoun

ta

1. (South Central Vietnam) I/me

   Reng ta núa mi không nghe?

   Why don't you listen to what I'm saying?

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Preposition

ta

1. against, opposed to, contrary to

Derived terms

• taan

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Etymology 1

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

Particle

ta

1. (South Wales, informal) -ever precedes interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns

   Synonym: bynnag

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

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

Conjunction

ta

1. if it were

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• ta waeth (“anyway, however”)

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Etymology 1

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

Preposition

ta

1. (with nei) to
2. (physically) up to, until

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

ta

1. closed, shut

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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

Wutunhua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰɑ]

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 他 (tā).

Pronoun

ta

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

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ta

1. ashes

References

• Juha Janhunen, Marja Peltomaa, Erika Sandman, Xiawu Dongzhou (2008) Wutun (LINCOM's Descriptive Grammar Series), volume 466, LINCOM Europa, →ISBN
• Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎^[14], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Yola

Alternative forms

• to, t'

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

ta

1. to
   • 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.

Derived terms

• t'avance
• t'drive
• t'gie
• t'glade
• t'oure
• t'ouz
• t'rapple
• t'uck
• t'yie
• t'zey
• to's

 

References

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

Yoruba

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tà/

Verb

tà

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)

Usage notes

• ta before a direct object

Derived terms

• ìtà (“selling”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

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

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• tàápa (“to form a scab”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

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

Usage notes

• Usually a stative verb

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

ta

1. (intransitive) to spring, burst, bounce

Derived terms

• tabọ̀n-ùn (“to bounce off swiftly”)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

ta

1. (intransitive, copulative) to shine (as in the sun or daylight)

   oòrún ta sí wá lára ― The has shined on us

Derived terms

• ìyálẹ̀ta (“noon”)

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

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"

Derived terms

• ata (“pepper”)
• ọta (“bullet”)
• tafà (“to shoot an arrow”)
• tanípàá (“to kick”)
• tàbọn (“to shoot a gun”)
• tàpá
• ìta (“stinger”)

 

Etymology 7

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tā/

Pronoun

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)

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - ta ni (“who, whose, whom”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	lè sí, lèé, lí
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	lè sí, lèé, lí
				Ìkòròdú	lè sí, lèé, lí
				Ṣágámù	lè sí, lèé, lí
		Ìkálẹ̀		Òkìtìpupa	nẹ̀ẹ́, nẹ̀ẹ́ sí
		Oǹdó		Oǹdó	è sí
		Ọ̀wọ̀		Ọ̀wọ̀	sí
	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	nẹ̀ sín
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	è ghí
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ì sí
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ì sí
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ì sí
		Ifẹ̀		Ilé Ifẹ̀	yè sí
		Ìjẹ̀ṣà		Iléṣà	yè sí
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì		Èbúté Mẹ́tà	ẹ̀sí
				Ìgbẹsà	ẹ̀sí
				Ọ̀tà	ẹ̀sí
				Agége	ẹ̀sí
				Ìlogbò Erémi	ẹ̀sí
		Ẹ̀gbá		Abẹ́òkúta	lè sí, ta ni
		Èkó		Èkó	ta ni
		Ìbàdàn		Ìbàdàn	ta ni
		Ìbọ̀lọ́		Òṣogbo	ta ni
		Ìlọrin		Ìlọrin	ta ni
		Ọ̀yọ́		Ọ̀yọ́	ta ni
		Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	ta ni
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	ta ni
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà		Yàgbà East LGA	lè, lè hí
		Owé		Kabba	láun, la, lẹ
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana		Sokode	nɛ̀ɛ́
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́		Cábɛ̀ɛ́	lèé
				Tchaourou	lèé
		Ìcà		Bantè	lèé
		Ìdàácà	Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà	lèé
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	lèé
				Onigbolo	lè é, èsí
			Ẹ̀gbádò	Ìjàká	lè é, èsí
			Kétu/Ànàgó	Kétu	le
		Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	nɛ̀ɛ́
				Atakpamé	nɛ̀ɛ́
				Boko	nɛ̀ɛ́
				Moretan	nɛ̀ɛ́
				Tchetti	nɛ̀ɛ́
		Kura		Aledjo-Koura	ìsí
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé		Kandi	yoi
		Northern Nago		Kambole	èsí
				Manigri	èsí
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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

ta

1. to stick out visibly, to protrude

   eyín ta síta ― The tooth stuck out

Etymology 9

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

ta

1. (ergative) to spin something, to roll

   ó ta òkòtó ― She spun the spinning top

Usage notes

• Usually a stative verb

Etymology 10

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

ta

1. to snatch (suddenly)

   àṣá idìí ta òròmọdìẹ nílẹ̀ ― The hawk snatch a chick from the ground

Etymology 11

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tā/

Verb

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta˧/

Adjective

ta

1. hard

References

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