ta
verb
/tā/
spelling unconfirmed
Definitions
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to shoot, fire (from a weapon that releases a projectile).
ọlọ́pàá ta ìbọn The police officer fired his gun
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to sting
oyín ta wọ́n The bee stung them
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to be spicy, to be hot
atá ta The pepper was spicy
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to kick
ẹṣín ta, ta, ta, ó kú o! The horse kicked, kicked, and kicked, and then it died
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to pick, pluck, floss (as in your teeth)
ó ń fi wá tayín He was deliberately ignoring us at work
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 10 entries spelled “ta”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Used in
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ọ̀tánoun
2 entries are spelled “ọ̀tá”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first.
ọ̀tá
enemy
ọta
bullet
tàbọntafàtafàtafànountanípàátàpáutanoun
Possibly used in
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Source: Wiktionary · etymology 6,
where this word is spelled “ta”.
Reference:
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