Tara

See also: tara, tará, tāra, tåra, țara, țară, and ta-ra

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːɹə/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːɹə

Etymology 1

Irish Teamhair (“high place”).

Proper noun

Tara

1. An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
   • 1808 Thomas Moore, The Harp of Tara

     No more to chiefs and ladies bright

     The harp of Tara swells

2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage. Derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland.
3. A male given name.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Janice Holt Giles, Tara's Healing

     the story of Tara Cochrane, a war veteran, a physician, and a burned-out man who describes himself in terms of a bad cigarette

Translations

Irish place name

• Irish: Teamhair f

Related terms

• Tarah

Etymology 2

18th century Eastern Tibetan thangka, with the Green Tara (Samaya Tara Yogini) in the center and the Blue, Red, White and Yellow taras in the corners, Rubin Museum of Art

From Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”).

Proper noun

Tara

1. (Buddhism) A female Buddha typically associated with Buddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.
2. A female given name from Sanskrit.

Anagrams

• A.A.R.T., ATRA, Arta, atar, rata

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaːra/

  Rhymes: -aːra

Proper noun

Tara f

1. A female given name

Declension

declension of Tara

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Tara	Taran	Törur	Törurnar
accusative	Töru	Töruna	Törur	Törurnar
dative	Töru	Törunni	Törum	Törunum
genitive	Töru	Törunnar	Tara	Taranna