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ta en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [tʰɑː]
• /tɑː/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly young child's pronunciation of thanks. Alternatively, derived from Danish tak, from Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz.

Meanings

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial) Thanks.
   • Ta for the cup of tea.
2. (Commonwealth, childish) give (imperative)
   • Mummy needs the bottle back. Ta!

Forms

Relateds

ta everso · ta muchly

ta en · ADP · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /tə/

Meanings

1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of to, representing the standard unstressed pronunciation before consonants.
   alt of representing the standard unstressed pronunciation before consonants
   alt of to
   • Go on, break out a "how's yew 'uns doin'? Right pleasure ta meet yew ’uns"! 2009, Kiyohiko Azuma, “The Osakan's here y'all”, in Stephen Paul, transl., edited by Yen Press, Azumanga Daioh Ominbus, New York City, →ISBN, page 29:
   • hasta

ta en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /tɑː/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Altered from si in the 19th century to prevent having two notes of the musical scale starting with the same letter, to become ti. vowel changed to 'a' to signify a flattened note.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): te.

Relateds

pok-ta-pok · Yah-ta-hey · ta-da

Synonyms

li · te · B-flat