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たー【誰】

taa

Definition

Pronoun

  1. Who
    1. んだたーや？【んだ誰や？】
      nda taa ya?
      "Who are you?"

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).

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意味：だれ【誰】、どなた【何方】

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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 2025, April 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3553/taa/.