tara
English
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.
See also
'Are'are
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧ra
- IPA(key): /taˈɾa/
Catalan
Etymology
From Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).
Further reading
- “tara” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
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/
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Hausa
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtara]
- Hyphenation: ta‧ra
Etymology 1
From Malay tara, from Classical Malay tara (“equal”).
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”).
Etymology 4
From Dutch tarra, from Italian tara, from Medieval Latin tara, from Arabic طَرْح (ṭarḥ, “rubbish, refuse”), from طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “reject, deduct”).
Further reading
- “tara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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”).
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- tara in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Laboya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [taːra]
Livonian
Alternative forms
- tarā (Courland)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tarha, related to Finnish tarha.
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaː.ra/
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)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta.ra/
- Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: ta‧ra
Etymology 1
From trzeć.
Declension
Declension
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)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tara
- inflection of tarar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “tara” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “tara” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “tara” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “tara” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “tara” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “tara” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Rohingya
Alternative forms
- 𐴃𐴝𐴌𐴝 (tara) – Hanifi Rohingya script
Romanian
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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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).
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)”).
Derived terms
- tarar
- destarar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tara
- inflection of tarar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “tara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Possibly from tayo na or from tana.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧ra
- IPA(key): /taˈɾa/, [tɐˈɾa]
Interjection
tará
Derived terms
- taralets
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧ra
- IPA(key): /ˈtaɾa/, [ˈta.ɾɐ]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ta‧ra
- IPA(key): /ˈtaɾa/, [ˈta.ɾɐ]
Tahitian
Tarifit
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Turkish
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tarha.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈtɑrɑ/, [ˈtɑrɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
- Hyphenation: ta‧ra
Inflection
Declension of tara (type III/jalkõ, no gradation) | ||
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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