ta
pron
/tā/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
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who, whom, whose
ta ni eṣinṣin kò bá gbè fún bí kò ṣe elégbò? who else would a fly have sided with other than the one with an open sore or ulcer?
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 10 entries spelled “ta”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
ta
to grow, to form, to become big
ta
to splash, pop, explode
ta
to spring, burst, bounce
ta
to shine (as in the sun or daylight)
ta
to shoot, fire (from a weapon that releases a projectile).
ta
to stick out visibly, to protrude
ta
to spin something, to roll
ta
to snatch (suddenly)
ta
to flirt, to talk with teasing affection
Etymology
Most dialects have a different cognate form, see Yoruba Varieties and Languages chart below for cognates. Likely an innovation among the speakers of the Ọ̀yọ́ dialect of Yoruba, in which the modern Yoruba koine was constructed from.
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 7,
where this word is spelled “ta”.
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