Etymology

tara

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Irish tabhair aire
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tara · interjection1

  1. Irish · borrowed fromtabhair aire“take care”
  2. English todaytara

Possibly from Irish tabhair aire (“take care”).

tara · noun2

  1. Māori · borrowed fromtara“tern”
  2. English todaytara

Borrowed from Māori tara (“tern”).

tara · noun3

  1. Quechua · derived fromtara
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromtara
  3. English todaytara

Borrowed from Spanish tara, ultimately from Quechua tara.

Tara · proper noun4

  1. Old Irish · derived fromTemair
  2. Irish · borrowed fromTeamhrach
  3. English todayTara

Borrowed from Irish Teamhrach, genitive of Teamhair, from Old Irish Temair (literally “high place”). The female given name is derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland.

Tara · proper noun5

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromतारा“star”
  2. English todayTara

Borrowed from Sanskrit तारा (tārā, “star”). Doublet of Akhtar and sitara.

Tara · proper noun6

  1. Persian · borrowed fromتارا
  2. English todayTara

From Persian تارا (târâ).

Words from the same roots

Spanishtara all →

tara gum

Sanskritतारा all →

Tārā

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