tā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ta"

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.

Verb

tā

1. to chop (with knife or axe)

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Latvian

Pronoun

tā

1. of that; (deprecated template usage) genitive singular masculine form of tas (IPA^(key): [tāː])
2. that; (deprecated template usage) nominative singular feminine form of tas (IPA^(key): [tàː])

Adverb

tā

1. thus, so, like that (IPA^(key): [tâː])

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Romanization

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taa, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.

Verb

tā

1. to dump, strike, beat, thump, throw down, tackle
2. to apply tattoo
3. to carve, cut, etch, fashion

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Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taa, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.

Verb

tā

1. to strike
2. to kill
3. to adze
4. to build
5. to cast (a spear or a dart)
6. to wield

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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

1. feminine nominative/accusative plural of ta (“those”)

Pronoun

tā

1. feminine nominative/accusative plural of ta (“they, them”)

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Samoan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *taa, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq.

Verb

tā

1. to strike, hit (of blow)
2. fell, cut down; (of timber)
3. to adze, chip into shape, hew (of adze)
4. 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

1. 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