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English word origin

Etymology of taa

From Mandarin 塔 (tǎ, “pagoda”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A kind of pagoda in China and Japan.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Mandarin 塔 (tǎ, “pagoda”).

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Source etymology 2

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noun

The letter ت in the Arabic script.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Arabic تَاء (tāʔ).

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