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たー【誰】 : taa | define meaning
taa
Pronunciation: [taː]
Definition
Pronoun
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Interrogative personal pronoun: who
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たーやみせーが?
taaya misee ga?
"Who is it?" -
たーやが?
taaya ga?
"Who (is it)?", "Who's this?"
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たーやみせーが?
Etymology
Derived from vowel lengthening of the root た【誰】 ta-. Cognate to 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).
意味:だれ【誰】、どなた【何方】
Categories:
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). たー【誰】 : taa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, September 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/315/taa/.