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たー【誰】

taa

Pronunciation: [taː]

Definition

Pronoun

  1. Interrogative personal pronoun. Who.
    1. たーやみせーが？
      taa yamisee ga?
      "Who is it?"
    2. たーやが？
      taa ya ga?
      "Who (is it)?", "Who's this?"
    3. たーがな
      taa gana
      "Someone"

Etymology

Cognate with Miyako たる【誰】 taru; standard Japanese だれ【誰】 dare, Middle Japanese たれ tare (cf. 1600 Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam), Old Japanese た ta (cf. 711-2, 古事記 Kojiki).

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Kanji誰
Kanaたー
Romanizationtaa
Pronunciation (IPA)[taː]

意味：だれ【誰】、どなた【何方】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, October 5). たー【誰】 : taa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/315/taa/.