# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ta
### ta

* 乾ta311510
* Dry; dried.

#### khṳ̀ phâk ta cē;

    go and put it in the sun to dry more.

#### lō tèng ŏi ta a būe?

    Has the road dried up yet?

#### pû kàu ta;

    boiled dry.

#### méⁿ huang méⁿ jît kōi ta căi;

    there is a high wind and a hot sun, so it will easily dry.

#### khah ta, tîeh ùn tâm;

    it is too dry and must be dipped in water.

#### chit ta;

    wipe it dry.

#### âu ta;

    thirsty.

#### lā kàu ta-ta;

    dry it in the wind.

#### hang i ta;

    dry it by a fire.
* 奈ta613375
* A remedy, a recourse.

#### i căi ta úa ûa?

    How can he do anything to prevent me?

#### bô ta ûa;

    nothing can be done about it.

#### bô̤ ta i ûa;

    have no means of controlling him in the matter.

#### úa bò̤ ta lṳ́ ûa;

    I cannot help your doing it.

#### táng bô̤ cûn, bô̤ ta ûa cìaⁿ tńg lâi;

    waited till we found out that there was no boat, and then, being unable to do otherwise, we came back.
* 玳瑁ta-pūe586
* Tortoise or turtle shell, especially the precious sort from the hawk's bill tortoise; marbled or clouded tortoise shell.

#### úa kâi mâk-kìaⁿ sĭ ta-pūe khuang;

    my spectacles have rims of marbled tortoise shell.

#### sieⁿ ta-pūe;

    encased in clouded tortoise shell.
* 阿姑ta-ke432
* A husband's mother.

#### ta-ke ta-kuaⁿ lóng-cóng tŏ̤;

    her husband's father and mother are both living.

#### ău ta-ke;

    husband's step mother.
* 阿舅ta-kuaⁿ414
* A husband's father.

#### ta-ke ta-kuaⁿ lóng-cóng tŏ̤ tn̂g;

    her husband's parents are both alive.

#### hṳ́ lăi hŵn-lío chûn kâi lău ta-kuaⁿ tŏ̤-kò̤;

    my old father-in-law is still alive.

#### ta ke kuaⁿ;

    husband's parents.
* 男ta-po6141022
* A male of the human species.

#### ta-po kíaⁿ;

    a male child.

#### ta-po nâng;

    menfolk.

#### sĭ ta-po a sĭ cṳ-nîe?

    Is is a man or a woman?

#### ta-po hùe;

    the men.

#### thiaⁿ tîeh sĭ ta-po siaⁿ;

    it sounds like a man's voice.

#### cí kâi kíaⁿ sĭ ta-po a sĭ ca-bó?

    Is this child a boy or a girl? ​
* 打tá839642
* To operate; to act on; to do; to perform.

#### tá thèng thóiⁿ sṳ̄ chêng cò̤-nî;

    informing himself in regard to the circumstances.

#### i sĭ lâi tá-thàm kun-chêng kâi kang-sòi;

    he has come to spy out the details in our military affairs.

#### m̄ tá kín kâi sṳ̄;

    an unimportant matter.

#### cía bô̤ mih tá kín;

    this is not very important.

#### lîah úa m̄ tá kín;

    held me in contempt.

#### lîah m̄ tá kín;

    consider as of no account.

#### tá-pàng;

    make one's toilet; the costume.

#### lṳ́ tá-pàng kàu cìeⁿ ngía sĭ àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?

    Where are you going in such beautiful attire?

#### tá-pàng kàu iap-iap thiap-thiap;

    very neatly dressed.

#### chit hun tá-pàng, saⁿ hun nâng;

    seven parts dress, and three parts person; the beauty is in the costume rather than in the wearer.

#### tá cang;

    to arrange the coiffure.

#### láu mô̤ⁿ, tá cang;

    to let the hair grow long and dress it in the style of married women.

#### cí kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ tá nŏ̤ kâi kak cang, chù-bī căi;

    this child has its hair done up in two little queues on the sides of its head, and looks very funny.

#### taⁿ sî-hêng tá sĭm-mih cang?

    What style of coiffure is now fashionable?

#### tá cang-kíaⁿ-lô̤;

    do up the hair in a coil at the back of the head.

#### cía bô̤ tá bô̤ pàng cṳ̆ tī ngía kâi;

    this unadorned beauty is handsomest of all.

#### kìⁿ tîeh cū lô̤h khṳ̀ tá-chiam;

    bowed low as soon as he saw him.

#### i sĭ lâi tá chíu huang kâi;

    he has come to raise the wind.

#### tá cêk kâi khak;

    make a knot in it.

#### tá cĭang;

    give battle.

#### i mîaⁿ-ke tá-cĭang;

    he is a great fighter.
* 凭tà700166
* To lean, resting the hands upon something.

#### tà tŏ̤ kau-íⁿ-phîn tèng;

    leaning on the back of a chair for support.

#### tà tŏ̤ lâu-téng kò̤ íam nâng;

    in the upper storey, leaning on her hands, peeping out at people.

#### tà tŏ̤ i koiⁿ-thâu;

    leaned on another person's shoulder.

#### tà lío pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;

    leaned on it for support and fell down.
* 蒙tà60814010
* To cover; to pull over one.

#### tà thâu-pò;

    a scarf used as a head covering.

#### thâu-khak tà kò̤ o kṳn;

    a black scarf on her head.

#### tà kò̤ muaⁿ tŏ̤ koiⁿ-thâu;

    had a shawl over her shoulders.

#### tà hŏ-i;

    throw on a rain cloak.

#### tà a-no-kíaⁿ;

    cover the baby with it.

#### bé-phŭe tà pàng bé sin tèng;

    throw the horse cloth over the horse.
* 禾tâ2541150
* Growing grain; crops.

#### tĭu tâ phò̤ căi;

    the crops are very fine.

#### cí khí thâng sĭ cîah tĭu-tâ kâi;

    this sort of grub eats grain.
* 大tă839370
* Large; plump; sizable.

#### phêng kau phêng tă;

    of the same size.

#### keh bô̤ nŏ̤ nî cū cìeⁿ kau tă!

    During an interval of barely two years he has grown so large!

#### seⁿ lâi kau-chîang tă-hàng;

    is of large stature.