Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word tara. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in tara.
Definitions and meaning of tara
tara
Etymology 1
Possibly from Irishtabhair aire(“take care”).
Alternative forms
ta-ra, turrah
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.
Synonyms:bye, ta ta
See also
ta ta
Etymology 2
From Maoritara(“tern”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈtɑːrɑː/
Noun
tara (pluraltaras)
(New Zealand, rare) The tern.
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
tar, tare, tarr
Noun
tara (pluraltaras)
(India) A small silver coin current in South India at the time of the arrival of the Portuguese.
See also
tara gum
References
Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “tara”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson[…], London: John Murray,[…].
Anagrams
A.A.R.T., ATRA, Arta, atar, rata
'Are'are
Noun
tara
road
References
Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Balinese
Romanization
tara
Romanization of ᬢᬭ
Romanization of ᬢᬭᬵ
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /taˈɾa/, [taˈɾa]
Hyphenation: ta‧ra
Interjection
tará (Basahan spellingᜆᜍ)
(Naga) Hello
Synonyms:komusta, nom, nem
Phrase
tará (Basahan spellingᜆᜍ)
(Naga) What's up?
Synonyms:nom, nem
Derived terms
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabicطَرْحَة(ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of طَرَحَ(ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic)[ˈta.ɾə]
IPA(key): (Valencian)[ˈta.ɾa]
Noun
taraf (pluraltares)
defect, imperfection
tare (empty weight of a container)
Further reading
“tara” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
tiara
Etymology
From Latinterra. Compare Italian and Portugueseterra, Romanschterra, tiara, teara, Romanianțară, Spanishtierra, Frenchterre.
Noun
taraf
earth, ground
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/
Verb
tara
third-person singular past historic of tarer
Anagrams
rata, râta
Hausa
Etymology 1
Considered by Blench to be likely derived from a Plateau Benue-Congo language; compare Horomtaras, Cheataras, Fyamtéres, Yeskwatɔla.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tá.rà/
(Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tə́.rə̀]
Numeral
tar̃àf
nine
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /táː.ɽàː/
(Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [táː.ɽàː]
Verb
tārā̀ (grade 1)
collect, gather
add up
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tà.ɽáː/
(Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tə̀.ɽáː]
Verb
tàrā (grade 2)
go to meet or welcome someone
buy up something to resell later
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tàː.ɽáː/
(Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tàː.ɽáː]
Noun
tā̀rāf (possessed formtā̀rar̃)
fine (of money)
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tàː.ɽáː/
(Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tàː.ɽáː]
Noun
tā̀rāf (possessed formtā̀rar̃)
being mindful, caring about something
Indonesian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈtara]
Hyphenation: ta‧ra
Etymology 1
From Malaytara, from Classical Malaytara(“equal”), probably from Old Javanesetara(“excellence, superiority”).
Noun
tara
comparable, equal, equivalent
Synonyms:banding, imbang, sama
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Minangkabau [Term?].
Noun
tara
nailed wooden tools for making lines on wood.
Etymology 3
Unknown. Possibly from Sanskritतर(tara, “surpassing, excelling”). Compare to Indonesiantera(“stamp, seal”).
Noun
tara
picture, picture
Synonyms:angan, imaji, gambar
Etymology 4
From Dutchtarra, from Italiantara, from Medieval Latintara, from Arabicطَرْح(ṭarḥ, “rubbish, refuse”), from طَرَحَ(ṭaraḥa, “reject, deduct”).
Noun
tara
tare (the empty weight of a container; the tare weight or unladen weight)
Further reading
“tara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — 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 Latintara, from Arabicطَرْح(ṭarḥ, “rubbish, refuse”), from طَرَحَ(ṭaraḥa, “reject, deduct”).
Noun
taraf (pluraltare)
tare
defect, vice, flaw
(archaic) deficiency
Derived terms
tarare
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tara
inflection of tarare:
third-person singular present
second-person singular imperative
Further reading
tara in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
atra, rata
Japanese
Romanization
tara
Rōmaji transcription of たら
Javanese
Romanization
tara
Romanization of ꦠꦫ
Laboya
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [taːra]
Noun
tara
thorn
References
Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “tara”, in Lamboya word list[1], Leiden: LexiRumah
Livonian
Alternative forms
tarā(Courland)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic*tarha, related to Finnishtarha.
Noun
tara
fence
garden
Makasar
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈtara]
Noun
tara (Lontara spellingᨈᨑ)
anus
Maltese
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈtaː.ra/
Verb
tara
second-person singular imperfect of ra
third-person feminine singular imperfect of ra
Miskito
Adjective
tara
big, large
Antonym:sirpi
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskritतर(tara, “intensifier”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ta.ra/
Rhymes: -ra
Homophone: tāra
Hyphenation: ta‧ra
Adverb
tara
intensifier
Noun
tara
manner, style
peculiarity
excellence, superiority
Descendants
Javanese: ꦠꦫ(tara)
>? Malay: tara
Indonesian: tara
Further reading
"tara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Part of or extracted from the verb tarati.
Verb
tara
third-person singular present active of tarati(“to cross over”)
Noun
taram
The Pali root tar
Declension
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈta.ra/
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: ta‧ra
Etymology 1
From trzeć.
Noun
taraf
washboard (board used to hand wash laundry)
Synonym:tarka
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italiantara, from Arabicطَرْحَة(ṭarḥa).
Noun
taraf
tare (the empty weight of a container)
Declension
Further reading
tara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
tara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -aɾɐ
Hyphenation: ta‧ra
Etymology 1
From Arabicطَرْحَة(ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”). Compare Italiantara and Frenchtare, taré(“crazy”).
Noun
taraf (pluraltaras)
tare (the empty weight of a container)
(colloquial) obsession, mania
Synonyms:mania, obsessão
(colloquial) flaw, defect
Synonym:defeito
(slang) sexual fetish or desire
Synonyms:perversão, fetiche
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, 2003–2024.
“tara” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“tara” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Rohingya
Alternative forms
𐴃𐴝𐴌𐴝(tara) — Hanifi Rohingya script
Noun
tara (Hanifi spelling𐴃𐴝𐴌𐴝)
star
Romanian
Noun
taraf (pluraltarale)
Alternative form of tară
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Italiantara, possibly through Ottoman Turkishطاره(dara).
Noun
tȁraf (Cyrillic spellingта̏ра)
tare
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈtaɾa/[ˈt̪a.ɾa]
Rhymes: -aɾa
Syllabification: ta‧ra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latintara, from Andalusian Arabicطَرْحَة(ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of Arabicطَرَحَ(ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).
Noun
taraf (pluraltaras)
tare (empty weight of a container)
defect, flaw, vice
deficiency
Derived terms
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
Sranan Tongo
Adjective
tara
Obsolete form of tra.
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Possibly from tayo na or from tana.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /taˈɾa/, [tɐˈɾa]
Hyphenation: ta‧ra
Interjection
tará (Baybayin spellingᜆᜇ)
(colloquial) let's go!
Synonyms:tana, tayo na
Tara, alisan na. ― Let's go, it's time to leave.
(Bataan, colloquial) goodbye! (when about to leave)
Derived terms
taralets
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanishtara.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈtaɾa/, [ˈta.ɾɐ]
Hyphenation: ta‧ra
Noun
tara (Baybayin spellingᜆᜇ)
tare (empty weight of a container, used to determine the weight of its contents)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈtaɾa/, [ˈta.ɾɐ]
Hyphenation: ta‧ra
Noun
tara (Baybayin spellingᜆᜇ)
(obsolete) wedding gift given to equal the gift given by the other side to the newlyweds (either from the bride's or the groom's side)
Tahitian
Noun
tara
horn
Tarifit
Noun
taraf (Tifinagh spellingⵜⴰⵔⴰ, pluraltariwin)
Alternative spelling of tařa: spring, fountain
Turkish
Noun
tara (definite accusativetarayı, pluraltaralar)
grain
Verb
tara
second-person singular imperative of taramak
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic*tarha.
Pronunciation
(Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈtɑrɑ/, [ˈtɑrɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
Hyphenation: ta‧ra
Noun
tara
vegetable garden
Inflection
References
Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “tara”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn