tasa

Anyi

Noun

tasa

1. hand

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish taza (“cup”), from Arabic طاسة (ṭassah), ultimately from Persian تاس (tâs).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/,

Noun

tasa

1. cup; mug

See also

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish taza (“cup”), from Arabic طاسة (ṭassah), ultimately from Persian تاس (tâs).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/,

Noun

tasa

1. a cup
2. a mug
3. (cooking, measurement) a cup

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Spanish taza (“cup”), from Arabic طاسة (ṭassah), ultimately from Persian تاس (tâs).

Noun

tasa

1. cup; mug

Emilian

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧sa

Noun

tasa f (plural tasi) (Modena)

1. cup

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tasa. Cognate to Finnish tasan and Veps tazo. But compare also Tundra Nenets (tasᵊ, “whole, evenly, in a pair”).

Adverb

tasa (not comparable)

1. quietly
2. evenly, even

Adjective

tasa (indeclinable)

1. of equal height, at the same level
2. without any debts; even

Usage notes

Used as an adjective, but does not inflect.

Derived terms

• tasu
• tasane
• tasapisi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tasa, perhaps from Proto-Uralic *taśa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧sa

Adjective

tasa (not comparable)

1. (archaic outside compounds) even, equal, equi-, homo-, flat, uniform

   tasa-arvo ― equality

   tasaerä ― equal instalment

   tasajakauma ― uniform distribution

   tasalämpöinen ― homothermic

   tasapaino ― balance

   tasapeli ― tie (sports)

   tasapuolinen ― evenhanded

   tasavero ― flat tax

   tasavälinen ― equidistant

Usage notes

• The word has fallen out of use in contemporary Finnish in its lemma form. Some cases are used as adverbs; see the table below.
• The word is very common as modifier in compound terms.

Declension

Derived terms

Anagrams

• -staa, Asta, saat, sata, taas

Fula

Noun

tasa ka

1. (Pulaar) brass

References

• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /táː.sàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Noun

tāsā̀ f (plural tāsōshī, possessed form tāsàr̃)

1. metal bowl or basin
2. plate

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /táː.sàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Verb

tāsā̀ (grade 1)

1. to rise up; to grow up

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tasa. Cognates include Finnish tasa and Estonian tasa.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑ
• Hyphenation: ta‧sa

Adjective

tasa (comparative tasemp)

1. flat

Declension

Synonyms

• latsu

Derived terms

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 576

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish taza.

Noun

tasa

1. cup

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From German Tasse, from Medieval Latin tassa, from Arabic طَاس (ṭās, “bowl, cup”), shortening of طَسْت (ṭast), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt, “bowl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/

Noun

tasa f inan (diminutive taska)

1. cup

   Synonym: bjachaŕ

Declension

Derived terms

• tascycka

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “tasa”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “tasa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Nupe

Etymology

From Hausa tāsā̀, from Arabic طَاس (ṭās, “bowl, cup”), shortening of طَسْت (ṭast), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt, “bowl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tá.sā/

Noun

tása (plural tásazhì)

1. plate; dish; bowl

   Synonym: evo

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

tasa

1. movable
2. trembling

Declension

Verb

tasa

1. imperative active second-person singular of tasati (“to tremble”)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tasser.

Verb

a tasa (third-person singular present tasează, past participle tasat) 1st conj.

1. to compress vertically

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ta‧sa
• Homophone: (Latin America) taza

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tasar.

Noun

tasa f (plural tasas)

1. rate

   Synonyms: tipo, razón

2. tax

   Synonym: impuesto

Hyponyms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

tasa

1. inflection of tasar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “tasa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic طَسّ (ṭass).

Noun

tasa (n class, plural tasa)

1. metal bowl
2. a kind of gong

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

tasa (invariable)

1. sterile, infertile
2. odd (of a number)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-tasa (infinitive kutasa)

1. to complicate, perplex

Conjugation

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish taza (“cup”), from Arabic طَاسَة (ṭāsa), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/,
• Hyphenation: ta‧sa

Noun

tasa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜐ)

1. cup (especially with a holder)

   Synonym: demitas

2. (cooking) cup; cupful (unit of measurement)

Related terms

• tason

See also

• kipa
• sulyaw

Etymology 2

From (c. 16th-18th century) Early Modern Spanish tajar (“to cut”), from Late Latin taliare, present active infinitive of talio (“I cut”). In Early Modern Spanish, Spanish ⟨j⟩ was pronounced /ʃ/; /ʃ/ became /s/ as common with other early borrowings (compare sabon, singkamas, sugal, sugarol, and saro).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈsa/,
• Hyphenation: ta‧sa

Noun

tasá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜐ)

1. act of sharpening (of something blunt, such as a blade, pencil, etc.)
2. sharpened point (of something previously blunt, such as a blade, pencil, etc.)

Derived terms

Adjective

tasá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜐ)

1. sharpened (of a pointed object that has become blunt)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish tasa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/,
• Hyphenation: ta‧sa

Noun

tasa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜐ)

1. act of assessing or appraising (the value for taxation purposes)

   Synonyms: pagtasa, pagtatasa

2. assessed value of a property; assessment

   Synonym: tasasyon

3. act of limiting to the minimum (as of expenses, supplies, etc.)

   Synonyms: tipid, pagtitipid

4. act of dieting; self-control in eating

   Synonyms: diyeta, pagdidiyeta, pagtatasa

5. act of fixing the price of something

   Synonym: paghahalaga

6. price fixed (for a certain product, commodity, etc.)

   Synonyms: presyo, halaga

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “tasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Ternate

Etymology 1

From Arabic طَاسَة (ṭāsa), per Hayami-Allen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

tasa

1. a small gong

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

tasa

1. (stative) to be bald

Conjugation

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian تاسا (tâsâ).

Noun

tasa (definite accusative tasayı, plural tasalar)

1. sorrow, worry, anxiety

Declension

Quotations

• Benim ailemin tasası var.

Synonyms

• keder

References

Venetian

Etymology

Compare Italian tassa

Noun

tasa f (plural tase)

1. tax