tā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ta"

Fijian

Etymology

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

Verb

tā

  1. to chop (with knife or axe)

Latvian

Pronoun

tā

  1. of that; genitive singular masculine of tas (IPA(key): [tāː])
  2. that; nominative singular feminine of tas (IPA(key): [tàː])

Adverb

tā

  1. thus, so, like that (IPA(key): [tâː])

Mandarin

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Romanization

tā (ta1, Zhuyin ㄊㄚ)

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

Maori

Etymology

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

Verb

tā

  1. to dump, strike, beat, thump, throw down, tackle
  2. to apply tattoo
  3. to carve, cut, etch, fashion

Niuean

Etymology

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

Verb

tā

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

tā

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

Pronoun

tā f

  1. (demonstrative) that
  2. they, them

Rapa Nui

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tā

  1. (transitive) to tattoo

References

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

Samoan

Etymology 1

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

Verb

tā

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronoun

tā

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

See also

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

tā

  1. we two (inclusive)
See also

Etymology 2

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

Noun

tā

  1. strike, blow

Verb

tā (plural tatā)

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

References

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