ਤਾਰਾ

See also: ਤੇਰਾਂ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t̪äː.ɾäː/, [ˈt̪äː.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit तारक (tāraka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of ਸਿਤਾਰਾ (sitārā).

Noun

ਤਾਰਾ • (tārā) m (Shahmukhi spelling تارا)

1. star

   Synonym: ਸਿਤਾਰਾ (sitārā)

2. asterisk

Derived terms

• ਤਾਰਾ ਮੰਡਲ m (tārā maṇḍal, “firmament”)
• ਨਿਉਟ੍ਰੋਨ ਤਾਰਾ m (niuṭron tārā, “neutron star”)
• ਪੂਛਲ ਤਾਰਾ m (pūchal tārā, “comet”)

Related terms

• ਨਛੱਤਰ m (nachattar, “star, planet, heavenly body”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit तारक (tāraka).

Noun

ਤਾਰਾ • (tārā) m (Shahmukhi spelling تارا)

1. swimmer

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tārā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 330
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tāraka-²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 329
• “ਤਾਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਤਾਰਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.