Tara
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Irish Teamhair (“high place”).
Proper noun
Tara
- 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
- 1808 Thomas Moore, The Harp of Tara
- 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.
- 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
- (Can we date this quote?), Janice Holt Giles, Tara's Healing
Translations
Irish place name
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Related terms
Etymology 2
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”).
Proper noun
Tara
- (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.
- A female given name from Sanskrit.
Anagrams
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tara f
- a female given name
Declension
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- Rhymes:English/ɑːɹə
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- English given names
- English female given names
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- en:Buddhism
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- en:Hills
- en:Ireland
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːra
- Icelandic lemmas
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