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
- to chop (with knife or axe)
Latvian
Pronoun
tā
- of that; genitive singular masculine form of tas (IPA(key): [tāː])
- that; nominative singular feminine form of tas (IPA(key): [tàː])
Adverb
tā
- thus, so, like that (IPA(key): [tâː])
Mandarin
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Romanization
tā (ta1, Zhuyin ㄊㄚ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚃.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 塌.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 她.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 它.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 溻.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 牠／它.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祂.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禢.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 趽.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踌.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鉈／铊.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 铇.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 靷.
- 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
- to dump, strike, beat, thump, throw down, tackle
- to apply tattoo
- 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
- to strike
- to kill
- to adze
- to build
- to cast (a spear or a dart)
- to wield
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ता (Devanagari script)
- তা (Bengali script)
- තා (Sinhalese script)
- တာ or တႃ (Burmese script)
- ตา (Thai script)
- ᨲᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ຕາ (Lao script)
- តា (Khmer script)
- 𑄖𑄂 (Chakma script)
Adjective
tā
- feminine nominative/accusative plural of ta (“those”)
Pronoun
tā f
- (demonstrative) that
- they, them
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 |
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *ta. Cognates include Hawaiian kā and Maori tā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaː/
- Hyphenation: tā
Verb
tā
- (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
- to strike, hit (of blow)
- fell, cut down; (of timber)
- to adze, chip into shape, hew (of adze)
- 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
- First person dual inclusive
- we (you and I only)
See also
Samoan personal pronouns
| singular | dual | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | aʻu, ʻou | māʻua, mā (exclusive) tāʻua, tā (inclusive) | mātou (exclusive) tātou (inclusive) | ||
| 2nd person | ʻoe, ʻe | ʻoulua | ʻoutou, tou | ||
| 3rd person | ia, na | lāʻua | lātou | ||
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaː/
- Hyphenation: tā
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *ta. Cognates include Samoan tā.
Pronoun
tā
- we two (inclusive)
See also
Tokelauan personal pronouns
| Independent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | ||
| long | short | |||
| 1st person (excl.) | au, kita1 | ki māua | ki mā | ki mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | ki tāua | ki tā | ki tātou |
| 2nd person | koe | koulua | koutou | |
| 3rd person | ia | ki lāua | ki lā | ki lātou |
| Agentive clitic | ||||
| singular | dual | plural | ||
| 1st person (excl.) | kō | ki mā | ki mātou | |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | ki tā | ki tātou | |
| 2nd person | kē | koulua | koutou | |
| 3rd person | ia | ki lā | ki lātou | |
| 1) Sympathetic *) Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase. | ||||
Tokelauan possessive pronouns
| Inalienable (O-type) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | ||
| long | short | |||
| 1st person (excl.) | o oku, o kita1 | o māua | o mā | o mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | o tāua | o tā | o tātou |
| 2nd person | o ōu, o koe | o koulua | o koutou | |
| 3rd person | o ona | o lāua | o lā | o lātou |
| Alienable (A-type) | ||||
| singular | dual | plural | ||
| long | short | |||
| 1st person (excl.) | a aku, a kita1 | a māua | a mā | a mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | a tāua | a tā | a tātou |
| 2nd person | a āu, a koe | a koulua | a koutou | |
| 3rd person | a ana | a lāua | a lā | a lātou |
| 1) Sympathetic *) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns | ||||
Tokelauan possessive determiners
| Definite inalienable (O-type) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
| sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
| long | short | long | short | |||||
| 1st person (excl.) | toku, tota1 | to māua | to mā | to mātou | oku, ota1 | o māua | o mā | o mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | to tāua | to tā | to tātou | ― | o tāua | o tā | o tātou |
| 2nd person | tō | toulua | toutou | ō | oulua | outou | ||
| 3rd person | tona | to lāua | to lā | to lātou | ona | o lāua | o lā | o lātou |
| Definite alienable (A-type) | ||||||||
| singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
| sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
| long | short | long | short | |||||
| 1st person (excl.) | taku, tata1 | ta māua | ta mā | ta mātou | aku, ata1 | a māua | a mā | a mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | ta tāua | ta tā | ta tātou | ― | a tāua | a tā | a tātou |
| 2nd person | tau | taulua | tautou | au | aulua | autou | ||
| 3rd person | tana | ta lāua | ta lā | ta lātou | ana | a lāua | a lā | a lātou |
| Indefinite inalienable (O-type) | ||||||||
| singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
| sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
| long | short | long | short | |||||
| 1st person (excl.) | hoku, hota1 | ho māua | ho mā | ho mātou | ni oku, ni ota1 | ni o māua | ni o mā | ni o mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | ho tāua | ho tā | ho tātou | ― | ni o tāua | ni o tā | ni o tātou |
| 2nd person | hō | houlua | houtou | ni ō | ni oulua | ni outou | ||
| 3rd person | hona | ho lāua | ho lā | ho lātou | ni ona | ni o lāua | ni o lā | ni o lātou |
| Indefinite alienable (A-type) | ||||||||
| singular reference | plural reference | |||||||
| sg | du | pl | sg | du | pl | |||
| long | short | long | short | |||||
| 1st person (excl.) | haku, hata1 | ha māua | ha mā | ha mātou | ni aku, ni ata1 | ni a māua | ni a mā | ni a mātou |
| 1st person (incl.) | ― | ha tāua | ha tā | ha tātou | ― | ni a tāua | ni a tā | ni a tātou |
| 2nd person | hau | haulua | hautou | ni au | ni aulua | ni autou | ||
| 3rd person | hana | ha lāua | ha lā | ha lātou | ni ana | ni a lāua | ni a lā | ni a lātou |
| 1) Sympathetic | ||||||||
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *ta. Cognates include Hawaiian kā and Samoan tā.
Noun
tā
- strike, blow
Verb
tā (plural tatā)
- (transitive) to hit, strike
- (transitive) to chop down
- (transitive) to kill
- (transitive) to build (a house or a canoe)
- (transitive) to play (a musical instrument)
- (transitive) to cut off (some flesh)
- (transitive) to fish for (a school of fish)
- (transitive) to wash (clothes)
- (transitive, + ki) to tie (a rope) around
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 336