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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/04/21 01:08 UTC 版)
Probably hypocoristic, circa 1823.
Probably ultimately from baby-talk and related to teat, tit. Possibly borrowed through French tette, of Germanic origin, and/or 古期英語 titt. Compare Dutch tiet and German Zitze.
From Proto-Italic *tata, from Proto-Indo-European *tata-, ultimately onomatopoeic, mimicking baby talk.
Compare the similar atta, and also Cornish tat, tas, Breton tad and Breton tata, Ancient Greek τατᾶ (tatâ), τέττα (tétta), Bulgarian та́тко (tátko), Sanskrit तात (tāta), Kamkata-viri tót, tó, Tregami tát, Waigali tati.
tata m (genitive tatae); first declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tata | tatae |
| genitive | tatae | tatārum |
| dative | tatae | tatīs |
| accusative | tatam | tatās |
| ablative | tatā | tatīs |
| vocative | tata | tatae |
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/05/11 12:16 UTC 版)
Probably hypocoristic, circa 1823.
ta ta
Dated and rarely used in the United States, sometimes used in Canada. Although likely to be understood, it is likely to be considered rather humorous, particularly if used in a parody of British English and Irish English speakers. The word is very commonly used in India and Myanmar (Burma).
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uj
a trumpet
パタス
ふた
あご
かま
むら
a village
tetras
ぱかり
the drawer
to speak with a provincial accent
a silkworm
his
むら
a village
Okey-dokes
a trumpet
you
おおわれる
of something under discussion, that which has just been made mention of
he―she
ウアカリ類
uakaris
yes