tasa

See also: Tasa, tasá, tása, and tāša

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Anyi

Noun

tasa

1. hand

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish taza (“cup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/ [ˈt̪aː.s̪a]
• Hyphenation: ta‧sa

Noun

tása (Badlit spelling ᜆᜐ)

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

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish taza (“cup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/ [ˈta.sa]
• Hyphenation: ta‧sa

Noun

tása (Basahan spelling ᜆᜐ)

1. cup; mug

See also

• baso
• kopa
• sulyaw

Cuyunon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish taza (“cup”).

Noun

tasa

1. cup; mug

Emilian

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 [script needed] (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, possibly from Proto-Uralic *taśa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧sa
• Hyphenation^(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 a modifier in compound terms; see the list of derived terms below.

Declension

Declension of tasa (type 9/kala) noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative tasa – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive – – sublative – – accusative – – lative – – inessive tasassa tasoissa temporal – – elative tasasta tasoista causative – – illative tasaan tasoihin multiplicative – – adessive tasalla – distributive – – ablative tasalta – temp. dist. – – allative tasalle – prolative – – essive – – situative tasakkain – translative – – oppositive tasatusten – abessive – – instructive tasan – comitative – –

Noun

tasa

1. (especially military) line defined by a distance from a specific point, site or target
2. synonym of taso (“level; distance relative to a given reference elevation”)
3. (informal) An exact hour; the top of the hour. (usually in the external locative cases)

   Tavataan tasalta.

   Let's meet at the top of the hour.

Declension

Inflection of tasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		tasa	tasat
genitive		tasan	tasojen
partitive		tasaa	tasoja
illative		tasaan	tasoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tasa	tasat
accusative	nom.	tasa	tasat
	gen.	tasan
genitive		tasan	tasojen tasain rare
partitive		tasaa	tasoja
inessive		tasassa	tasoissa
elative		tasasta	tasoista
illative		tasaan	tasoihin
adessive		tasalla	tasoilla
ablative		tasalta	tasoilta
allative		tasalle	tasoille
essive		tasana	tasoina
translative		tasaksi	tasoiksi
abessive		tasatta	tasoitta
instructive		—	tasoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tasani tasani accusative nom. tasani tasani gen. tasani genitive tasani tasojeni tasaini rare partitive tasaani tasojani inessive tasassani tasoissani elative tasastani tasoistani illative tasaani tasoihini adessive tasallani tasoillani ablative tasaltani tasoiltani allative tasalleni tasoilleni essive tasanani tasoinani translative tasakseni tasoikseni abessive tasattani tasoittani instructive — — comitative — tasoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tasasi tasasi accusative nom. tasasi tasasi gen. tasasi genitive tasasi tasojesi tasaisi rare partitive tasaasi tasojasi inessive tasassasi tasoissasi elative tasastasi tasoistasi illative tasaasi tasoihisi adessive tasallasi tasoillasi ablative tasaltasi tasoiltasi allative tasallesi tasoillesi essive tasanasi tasoinasi translative tasaksesi tasoiksesi abessive tasattasi tasoittasi instructive — — comitative — tasoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tasamme tasamme accusative nom. tasamme tasamme gen. tasamme genitive tasamme tasojemme tasaimme rare partitive tasaamme tasojamme inessive tasassamme tasoissamme elative tasastamme tasoistamme illative tasaamme tasoihimme adessive tasallamme tasoillamme ablative tasaltamme tasoiltamme allative tasallemme tasoillemme essive tasanamme tasoinamme translative tasaksemme tasoiksemme abessive tasattamme tasoittamme instructive — — comitative — tasoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tasanne tasanne accusative nom. tasanne tasanne gen. tasanne genitive tasanne tasojenne tasainne rare partitive tasaanne tasojanne inessive tasassanne tasoissanne elative tasastanne tasoistanne illative tasaanne tasoihinne adessive tasallanne tasoillanne ablative tasaltanne tasoiltanne allative tasallenne tasoillenne essive tasananne tasoinanne translative tasaksenne tasoiksenne abessive tasattanne tasoittanne instructive — — comitative — tasoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tasansa tasansa accusative nom. tasansa tasansa gen. tasansa genitive tasansa tasojensa tasainsa rare partitive tasaansa tasojaan tasojansa inessive tasassaan tasassansa tasoissaan tasoissansa elative tasastaan tasastansa tasoistaan tasoistansa illative tasaansa tasoihinsa adessive tasallaan tasallansa tasoillaan tasoillansa ablative tasaltaan tasaltansa tasoiltaan tasoiltansa allative tasalleen tasallensa tasoilleen tasoillensa essive tasanaan tasanansa tasoinaan tasoinansa translative tasakseen tasaksensa tasoikseen tasoiksensa abessive tasattaan tasattansa tasoittaan tasoittansa instructive — — comitative — tasoineen tasoinensa

Derived terms

adjectives

• tasainen

adverbs

• tasaan
• tasakkain
• tasalla
• tasalle
• tasalta
• tasan
• tasassa
• tasasta
• tasatusten
• tasoihin
• tasoissa
• tasoista

nouns

• tasanko
• tasanne
• tase
• tasinko
• taso
• tasuri

proper nouns

• Tasa
• Tasala
• Tasanen

verbs

• tasaantua
• tasata
• tasautua
• tasoittaa

compounds

• ampumatasa
• tasa-aineinen
• tasa-arvo
• tasa-astuja
• tasa-astunta
• tasabiitti
• tasaerä
• tasahiihto
• tasaikäinen
• tasajakauma
• tasajako
• tasajakoinen
• tasajalkaa
• tasajalka-alastulo
• tasajatkuinen
• tasajuovakirppa
• tasajyvä
• tasajännite
• tasajännitemuunnin
• tasakatto
• tasakattoinen
• tasakerta
• tasakohdistus
• tasakokoinen
• tasakoosteinen
• tasakorkea
• tasakorkuinen
• tasakulmainen
• tasakylkinen
• tasakäpälää
• tasakärkinen
• tasakäynti
• tasalaatuinen
• tasalaitainen
• tasalakinen
• tasaleveä
• tasalevyinen
• tasaluku
• tasalyhenteinen
• tasalämmin
• tasalämpöinen
• tasamaa
• tasamitta
• tasamittainen
• tasanurkka
• tasapaino
• tasapaksu
• tasapaksuinen
• tasapalkka
• tasapalkkaus
• tasapari
• tasaparinen
• tasapeli
• tasaperäinen
• tasapintainen
• tasapisteet
• tasapitkä
• tasapituinen
• tasapituus
• tasapohja
• tasapohjainen
• tasapoisto
• tasaponnistus
• tasapuolinen
• tasapäinen
• tasapää
• tasaraha
• tasarakeinen
• tasarakenteinen
• tasareunainen
• tasaruostekirppa
• tasarytmi
• tasasauma
• tasasivuinen
• tasasointu
• tasasoukka
• tasasuhde
• tasasuhta
• tasasuhteinen
• tasasuunnata
• tasasuuntainen
• tasasäe
• tasasähkö
• tasatahti
• tasatahtinen
• tasataltta
• tasaterä
• tasatilanne
• tasatulos
• tasatunti
• tasatyöntö
• tasavahva
• tasavahvuinen
• tasavajaa
• tasavalta
• tasavaltainen
• tasavero
• tasaveroinen
• tasavertainen
• tasavireinen
• tasaviritys
• tasavirta
• tasavoimainen
• tasavuosi
• tasaväkinen
• tasaväli
• tasavälinen
• tulenavaustasa

Anagrams

• -staa, Asta, saat, sata, taas

Fula

Noun

tasa ka

1. (Pulaar) brass

References

• M. Niang (1997), Pulaar–English English–Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books

Ghomara

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber *ta-sǝʔ.

Pronunciation

• (Iɛraben) IPA^(key): [tɛsɛ]

Noun

tasa f (plural tisektan)

1. cow

   Synonym: taɛebbizt

   Hyponym: tagayzut

Inflection

Inflection of tasa

	singular	plural
free state	tasa	tisektan
annexed state	tsa	tsektan

References

• Mourigh, Khalid (2015) A Grammar of Ghomara Berber (Thesis)‎^[1], Leiden

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

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): [táː.sàː]

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/, [ˈtɑs̠ɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsɑ/, [ˈtɑʒ̥ɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑ
• Hyphenation: ta‧sa

Adjective

tasa (comparative tasemp)

1. flat

Declension

Declension of tasa (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	tasa	tasat
genitive	tasan	tassoin
partitive	tassaa	tasoja
illative	tassaa	tassoi
inessive	tasas	tasois
elative	tasast	tasoist
allative	tasalle	tasoille
adessive	tasal	tasoil
ablative	tasalt	tasoilt
translative	tasaks	tasoiks
essive	tasanna, tassaan	tasoinna, tassoin
exessive1)	tasant	tasoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• latsu

Derived terms

• tasain
• tasanko

References

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

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish taza (“cup”).

Noun

tasa

1. cup

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/

Noun

tasa f (diminutive taska)

1. cup

   Synonym: bjachaŕ

Declension

Declension of tasa

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	tasa	tasy	tase
genitive	tase	tasowu	tasow
dative	tasy	tasoma	tasam
accusative	tasu	tasy	tase
instrumental	tasu	tasoma	tasami
locative	tasy	tasoma	tasach

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

Borrowed from Hausa tāsā̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tá.sā/

Noun

tása (plural tásazhì)

1. plate; dish; bowl

   Synonym: evo

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀢𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• तस (Devanagari script)
• তস (Bengali script)
• තස (Sinhalese script)
• တသ (Burmese script)
• ตส or ตะสะ (Thai script)
• ᨲᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕສ or ຕະສະ (Lao script)
• តស (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄥 (Chakma script)

Adjective

tasa

1. movable
2. trembling

Declension

Declension table of "tasa" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	taso	tasā
Accusative (second)	tasaṃ	tase
Instrumental (third)	tasena	tasehi or tasebhi
Dative (fourth)	tasassa or tasāya or tasatthaṃ	tasānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tasasmā or tasamhā or tasā	tasehi or tasebhi
Genitive (sixth)	tasassa	tasānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tasasmiṃ or tasamhi or tase	tasesu
Vocative (calling)	tasa	tasā

Declension table of "tasā" (feminine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	tasā	tasāyo or tasā
Accusative (second)	tasaṃ	tasāyo or tasā
Instrumental (third)	tasāya	tasāhi or tasābhi
Dative (fourth)	tasāya	tasānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tasāya	tasāhi or tasābhi
Genitive (sixth)	tasāya	tasānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tasāya or tasāyaṃ	tasāsu
Vocative (calling)	tase	tasāyo or tasā

Declension table of "tasa" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	tasaṃ	tasāni
Accusative (second)	tasaṃ	tasāni
Instrumental (third)	tasena	tasehi or tasebhi
Dative (fourth)	tasassa or tasāya or tasatthaṃ	tasānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tasasmā or tasamhā or tasā	tasehi or tasebhi
Genitive (sixth)	tasassa	tasānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tasasmiṃ or tasamhi or tase	tasesu
Vocative (calling)	tasa	tasāni

Verb

tasa

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

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

French tas

Proto-Italic *-āzi

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Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old French -ier

Middle French -er

French -er

French tasserbor.

Romanian tasa

Borrowed from French tasser.

Verb

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

1. to compress vertically

Conjugation

    conjugation of tasa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a tasa
gerund			tasând
past participle			tasat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	tasez	tasezi	tasează	tasăm	tasați	tasează
	imperfect	tasam	tasai	tasa	tasam	tasați	tasau
	simple perfect	tasai	tasași	tasă	tasarăm	tasarăți	tasară
	pluperfect	tasasem	tasaseși	tasase	tasaserăm	tasaserăți	tasaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să tasez	să tasezi	să taseze	să tasăm	să tasați	să taseze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		tasează			tasați
	negative		nu tasa			nu tasați

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/ [ˈt̪a.sa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der.?

Latin taxāreslbor.

Spanish tasardeverb.

Spanish tasa

Deverbal from tasar.

Noun

tasa f (plural tasas)

1. rate

   Synonyms: tipo, razón

   • 2025 May 30, David Goldman and Elisabeth Buchwald, “Trump anuncia que los aranceles al acero aumentarán a 50 %”, in CNN en Español‎^[2], archived from the original on 12 March 2026:

     El presidente Donald Trump anunció este viernes que establecerá aranceles del 50 % al acero importado a Estados Unidos, el doble de la tasa actual.

     President Donald Trump announced this Friday that he will impose 50% tariffs on imported steel to the United States, double the current rate.

   • 2025 August 6, Deidre McPhillips, “Un gran brote de sarampión en EE.UU. se desacelera, pero el inicio del año escolar trae un nuevo riesgo de propagación”, in CNN en Español‎^[3], archived from the original on 14 January 2026:

     Datos del Departamento de Salud de Wyoming muestran que el condado de Carbon tuvo una de las tasas de vacunación infantil más bajas del estado en 2023, ocupando el puesto 21 de 23 condados, con solo el 66 % de los niños pequeños habiendo recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna triple viral.

     Data from the Wyoming Department of Health show that Carbon County had one of the lowest rates of infant vaccination in the state in 2023, taking 21st place out of 23 counties, with only 66% of young children having received at least one dose of the triple viral vaccine.

2. tax

   Synonym: impuesto

Hyponyms

• tasa de cambio
• tasa de crecimiento (“growth rate”)
• tasa de desempleo (“unemployment rate”)
• tasa de éxito (“success rate”)
• tasa de fertilidad (“fertility rate”)
• tasa de impuestos
• tasa de interés
• tasa de mortalidad (“mortality rate”)
• tasa de natalidad (“birth rate”)
• tasa de rendimiento (“rate of return, return rate”)
• tasa global de fecundidad (“total fertility rate”)
• tasa impositiva
• tasa metabólica basal (“basal metabolic rate, BMR”)

Related terms

• tasar

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic طَاس (ṭās) / طَاسَة (ṭāsa).

Noun

tasa class IX (plural tasa class X)

1. metal bowl
2. a kind of gong

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

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

Conjugation of -tasa
Positive present -natasa Subjunctive -tase Negative -tasi Imperative singular tasa
Infinitives
Positive kutasa Negative kutotasa
Imperatives
Singular tasa Plural taseni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutasa Positive past positive subject concord + -litasa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutasa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natasa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatasa/natasa tunatasa 2nd person unatasa mnatasa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatasa wanatasa other classes positive subject concord + -natasa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tasi) Singular Plural 1st person sitasi hatutasi 2nd person hutasi hamtasi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatasi hawatasi other classes negative subject concord + -tasi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatasa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatasa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tase) Singular Plural 1st person nitase tutase 2nd person utase mtase 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atase watase other classes positive subject concord + -tase
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitase Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetasa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetasa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitasa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitasa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atasa) Singular Plural 1st person natasa twatasa 2nd person watasa mwatasa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atasa watasa m-mi(III/IV) watasa yatasa ji-ma(V/VI) latasa yatasa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatasa vyatasa n(IX/X) yatasa zatasa u(XI) watasa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatasa pa(XVI) patasa mu(XVIII) mwatasa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metasa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatasa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatasa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitasa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotasa Consecutive katasa / positive subject concord + -katasa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katase
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitasa -tutasa 2nd person -kutasa -watasa/-kutaseni/-wataseni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtasa -watasa m-mi(III/IV) -utasa -itasa ji-ma(V/VI) -litasa -yatasa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitasa -vitasa n(IX/X) -itasa -zitasa u(XI) -utasa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutasa pa(XVI) -patasa mu(XVIII) -mutasa Reflexive -jitasa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tasa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tasaye -tasao m-mi(III/IV) -tasao -tasayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tasalo -tasayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tasacho -tasavyo n(IX/X) -tasayo -tasazo u(XI) -tasao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tasako pa(XVI) -tasapo mu(XVIII) -tasamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tasa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetasa -otasa m-mi(III/IV) -otasa -yotasa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotasa -yotasa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotasa -vyotasa n(IX/X) -yotasa -zotasa u(XI) -otasa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotasa pa(XVI) -potasa mu(XVIII) -motasa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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Arabic طَاس (ṭās)

Andalusian Arabic طَاسَة (ṭāsa)

Spanish tazabor.

Tagalog tasa

Borrowed from Spanish taza (“cup”), from Andalusian Arabic طَاسَة (ṭāsa), from Arabic طَاس (ṭās).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/ [ˈt̪aː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ta‧sa

Noun

tasa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜐ)

1. cup (especially with a holder)

   Synonym: demitas

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

Related terms

• demitas
• tason

See also

• kipa
• sulyaw

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish tajar (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taˈsa/ [t̪ɐˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: 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

• magtasa
• pagtatasa
• pantasa
• tasahan

Adjective

tasá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜐ)

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

Etymology 3

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Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-der.?

Latin taxāreslbor.

Spanish tasardeverb.

Spanish tasabor.

Tagalog tasa

Borrowed from Spanish tasa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtasa/ [ˈt̪aː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: 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

• magtasa
• pagtasa
• pagtatasa
• papagtasahin
• tasahan
• tumasa
• walang-tasa

Related terms

• tasado
• tasador
• tasadora
• tasasyon

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• asta, atas, saat, tsaa, taas

Tashelhit

Etymology 1

تاسا ن وفڭان

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Proto-Berber *ta-ʔsa

Medieval Tashelhit تاسا (tasa)

Tashelhit tasa

Inherited from Medieval Tashelhit تاسا (tasa, “liver”), from Proto-Berber *ta-ʔsa (“liver”). Compare Zenaga taʔša (“liver”) and Ghadames tósa (“liver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tasa/

Noun

tasa f (plural tasawin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵙⴰ, Arabic spelling تاسا)

1. (anatomy) liver

   ايغ نوفا تاسا، ييليح اغ تيرڭيت؛ ايغ نوفا تيرڭيت، ييليح اغ تاسا.

   iġ nufa tasa, yiliḥ aġ tirgit; iġ nufa tirgit, yiliḥ aġ tasa.

   if we have a slice of liver, we are missing the ember and if we have the ember, we are missing the slice of liver.

2. (figurative) seat of emotions

   ايژوران ن تاسا، آفوس اغ لّان.

   iẓuṛan n tasa afus a ġ d llan

   the veins of the liver are found in the hand (i.e. love survives through the giving hand).

   تقّور تاسا نّس.

   tqquṛ tasa nns.

   he is cold-blooded (lit. his liver is firm, hard).

Inflection

Inflection of tasa

	singular	plural
free state	tasa	tasawin, tasiwin
annexed state	tasa	tasawin, tasiwin

Derived terms

• aḍaḍ n tasa (“liver lobule”)
• bbi tasa (“to inspire pity”)

Etymology 2

From earlier tansa (“hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tasa/

Noun

tasa f (plural taswin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵙⴰ, Arabic spelling تاسا)

1. hole

   آر نّ يتّڭرويل ورڭاز غ تاسا. ― ar nn ittgrwil urgaz x tasa. ― the man is looking at the hole.

Inflection

Inflection of tasa

	singular	plural
free state	tasa	taswin, tasiwin
annexed state	tasa	taswin, tasiwin

See also

• adis (“belly”)
• turt (“lung”)
• ul (“heart”)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 4 T–Ẓ (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/4) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 2533b
• Marijn van Putten (2019), “Introducción al estudio diacrónico del bereber”, in José Juan Batista Rodríguez, editor, Estudios sobre toponimia canaria prehispánica (in Spanish), Academia Canaria De La Lengua, →ISBN, page 277

Ternate

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.sa]

Noun

tasa

1. a small gong

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.sa]

Verb

tasa

1. (stative) to be bald

Conjugation

Conjugation of tasa

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totasa	fotasa	mitasa
2nd person		notasa	nitasa
3rd person	masculine	otasa	itasa yotasa (archaic)
	feminine	motasa
	neuter	itasa

References

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

Turkish

Etymology

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Classical Persian تاسه

Ottoman Turkish تاسه

Turkish tasa

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تاسه, from Classical Persian تاسه.

Noun

tasa (definite accusative tasayı, plural tasalar)

1. sorrow, worry, anxiety

Declension

Declension of tasa

singular plural nominative tasa tasalar definite accusative tasayı tasaları dative tasaya tasalara locative tasada tasalarda ablative tasadan tasalardan genitive tasanın tasaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular tasam tasalarım 2nd singular tasan tasaların 3rd singular tasası tasaları 1st plural tasamız tasalarımız 2nd plural tasanız tasalarınız 3rd plural tasaları tasaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular tasamı tasalarımı 2nd singular tasanı tasalarını 3rd singular tasasını tasalarını 1st plural tasamızı tasalarımızı 2nd plural tasanızı tasalarınızı 3rd plural tasalarını tasalarını dative singular plural 1st singular tasama tasalarıma 2nd singular tasana tasalarına 3rd singular tasasına tasalarına 1st plural tasamıza tasalarımıza 2nd plural tasanıza tasalarınıza 3rd plural tasalarına tasalarına locative singular plural 1st singular tasamda tasalarımda 2nd singular tasanda tasalarında 3rd singular tasasında tasalarında 1st plural tasamızda tasalarımızda 2nd plural tasanızda tasalarınızda 3rd plural tasalarında tasalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular tasamdan tasalarımdan 2nd singular tasandan tasalarından 3rd singular tasasından tasalarından 1st plural tasamızdan tasalarımızdan 2nd plural tasanızdan tasalarınızdan 3rd plural tasalarından tasalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular tasamın tasalarımın 2nd singular tasanın tasalarının 3rd singular tasasının tasalarının 1st plural tasamızın tasalarımızın 2nd plural tasanızın tasalarınızın 3rd plural tasalarının tasalarının

Quotations

• Benim ailemin tasası var.

Synonyms

• keder

Derived terms

• tasa etmek

References

• “tasa”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Venetan

Etymology

Compare Italian tassa

Noun

tasa f (plural tase)

1. tax