tara

See also: Tara, tará, tarą, tāra, tåra, țară, țara, ta-ra, and тара

English

Alternative forms

ta-ra, turrah

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

tara

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

Anagrams

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

'Are'are

Noun

tara

road

References

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

Balinese

Romanization

tara

Romanization of ᬢᬭ
Romanization of ᬢᬭᬵ

Bikol Central

Bikol Central phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ta‧ra
IPA^(key): /taˈɾa/

Interjection

tará

(Naga) Hello
Synonyms: komusta, nom, nem

Phrase

tará

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

Derived terms

pataratara
Tara Kagurangnan Maria

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ɾə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ɾa/

Noun

tara f (plural tares)

defect, imperfection
tare (empty weight of a container)

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

tiara

Etymology

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

Noun

tara f

earth, ground

Fijian

Verb

tara

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

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.ʁa/
Audio (file)

Verb

tara

third-person singular past historic of tarer

Anagrams

rata, râta

Hausa

Etymology 1

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

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

tar̃à f

nine

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tārā̀ (grade 1)

collect, gather
add up

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tàrā (grade 2)

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tā̀rā f (possessed form tā̀rar̃)

fine (of money)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tā̀rā f (possessed form tā̀rar̃)

being mindful, caring about something

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtara]
Hyphenation: ta‧ra

Etymology 1

From Malay tara,from Classical Malay tara (“equal”).

Noun

tara

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

Derived terms

bertara
kesetaraan
menarakan
menyetarakan
penyetara
penyetaraan
setara
tertara

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau [Term?].

Noun

tara

nailed wooden tools for making lines on wood.

Etymology 3

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

Noun

tara

picture, picture
Synonyms: angan, imaji, gambar

Etymology 4

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

Noun

tara

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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tara f (plural tare)

tare
defect, vice, flaw
(archaic) deficiency

Derived terms

tarare

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tara

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

Anagrams

atra, rata

Japanese

Romanization

tara

Rōmaji transcription of たら

Laboya

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [taːra]

Noun

tara

thorn

References

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

Livonian

Alternative forms

tarā (Courland)

Etymology

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

Noun

tara

fence
garden

Makasar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtara]

Noun

tara (Lontara spelling ᨈᨑ)

anus

Maltese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtaː.ra/

Verb

tara

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

Miskito

Adjective

tara

big, large
Antonym: sirpi

Pali

Alternative forms

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

Verb

tara

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

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From trzeć.

Noun

tara f

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

Declension

Declension of tara

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

tara f

tare (the empty weight of a container)

Declension

Declension of tara

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta.ɾɐ/

Rhymes: -aɾɐ
Hyphenation: ta‧ra

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tara f (plural taras)

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tara

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

Rohingya

Alternative forms

𐴃𐴝𐴌𐴝‎ (tara) – Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun

tara (Hanifi spelling 𐴃𐴝𐴌𐴝)

star

Romanian

Noun

tara f (plural tarale)

Alternative form of tară

Declension

Declension of tara

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Noun

tȁra f (Cyrillic spelling та̏ра)

tare

Declension

Declension of tara

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tara f (plural taras)

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

Derived terms

tarar
destarar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tara

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

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Possibly from tayo na or from tana.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ta‧ra

IPA^(key): /taˈɾa/, [tɐˈɾa]

Interjection

tará

(colloquial) let's go!
Synonyms: tana, tayo na
Tara, alisan na. ― Let's go, it's time to leave.
(Bataan, colloquial) goodbye! (when about to leave)

Derived terms

taralets

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish tara.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ta‧ra

IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾa/, [ˈta.ɾɐ]

Noun

tara

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

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ta‧ra

IPA^(key): /ˈtaɾa/, [ˈta.ɾɐ]

Noun

tara

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

Tahitian

Noun

tara

horn

Tarifit

Etymology

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

Noun

tara f (Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵔⴰ, plural tariwin)

spring (of water)
fountain

Turkish

Noun

tara (definite accusative tarayı, plural taralar)

grain

Verb

tara

imperative of taramak

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tarha.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tara

vegetable garden

Inflection

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

References

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

tara

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Interjection

See also

Anagrams

'Are'are

Noun

References

Balinese

Romanization

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Interjection

Phrase

Derived terms

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Fijian

Verb

French

Pronunciation

Verb

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Numeral

Pronunciation

Verb

Pronunciation

Verb

Pronunciation

Noun

Pronunciation

Noun

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Etymology 3

Noun

Etymology 4

Noun

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

Further reading

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

Laboya

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Livonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Makasar

Pronunciation

Noun