🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami: Benoki)
たー【茶】 : taa | define meaning
taa
Pronunciation: [taː]
Definition
Noun
- Tea (especially green tea)
Etymology
Cognate with Kikai さー saa and しゃー shaa; Kunigami (Benoki) たー taa and ったー ttaa; Okinawan ちゃー chaa; Yaeyama (Miyara) ちゃー chaa; Yaeyama (Hatoma) さー saa; Yonaguni さー saa; and standard Japanese ちゃ【茶】 cha "tea".
Notes
Variant: ったー ttaa [tˀaː]
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 茶 |
| Kana | たー |
| Romanization | taa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [taː] |
意味：おちゃ【お茶】、ちゃ【茶】
Categories:
茶
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 2). たー【茶】 : taa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5771/taa/.