# тая
## Belarusian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtaja]
* Audio:(file)

### Pronoun

та́я • (tája)
* nominative feminine singular of той (toj)

## Bulgarian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ta + *ja.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtajɐ]

#### Pronoun

та́я • (tája) f (demonstrative)
* Alternative form of тази (tazi) (the feminine singular of този (tozi)); this, this one, that, that one, the one, she
    Каква е тая книга?Kakva e taja kniga?What is this book?
    Тя е тая, на която дадох парите.Tja e taja, na kojato dadoh parite.She is the one I gave the money to.
    Какво иска тая?Kakvo iska taja?What does she want?/What's her problem?

##### Alternative forms

* тя (tja) — via contraction

##### Related terms

| | | Personal | Personal | Qualitative | Quantative |
| | | Proximal | Distal | Qualitative | Quantative |
| Masculine | Nominative | то́зи (tózi) тоз (toz) то́я (tója) | о́нзи (ónzi) о́ня (ónja) | такъ́в (takǎ́v) онакъ́в (onakǎ́v) и́накъв (ínakǎv) | то́лкова (tólkova) то́лкоз (tólkoz) |
| Masculine | Accusative | того́зи (togózi) того́з (togóz) того́ва (togóva) | оного́зи (onogózi) оного́з (onogóz) оного́ва (onogóva) | такъ́в (takǎ́v) онакъ́в (onakǎ́v) и́накъв (ínakǎv) | то́лкова (tólkova) то́лкоз (tólkoz) |
| Masculine | Dative | тому́ва (tomúva) | оному́ва (onomúva) | такъ́в (takǎ́v) онакъ́в (onakǎ́v) и́накъв (ínakǎv) | то́лкова (tólkova) то́лкоз (tólkoz) |
| Feminine | — | та́зи (tázi) таз (taz) та́я (tája) | она́зи (onázi) она́з (onáz) она́я (onája) | така́ва (takáva) онака́ва (onakáva) и́наква (ínakva) | то́лкова (tólkova) то́лкоз (tólkoz) |
| Neuter | — | това́ (tová) туй (tuj) | онова́ (onová) ону́й (onúj) | тако́ва (takóva) онако́ва (onakóva) и́накво (ínakvo) | то́лкова (tólkova) то́лкоз (tólkoz) |
| Plural | — | те́зи (tézi) тез (tez) ти́я (tíja) | оне́зи (onézi) оне́з (onéz) они́я (oníja) | таки́ва (takíva) онаки́ва (onakíva) и́накви (ínakvi) | то́лкова (tólkova) то́лкоз (tólkoz) |

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tajiti.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tɐˈjɤ̟]

#### Verb

тая́ • (tajá) first-singular present indicative, impf
* (transitive) to keep something secret or concealed
* (transitive, figurative) to harbour (emotions, feelings, thoughts)
    тая топли чувства ― taja topli čuvstva ― to nourish warm feelings
* (transitive) to hold, to detain
    тая дъх ― taja dǎh ― to hold one's breath
* (reflexive with се) to hide

##### Derived terms

* затая pf (zataja), затаявам impf (zatajavam)
* притая pf (pritaja), притаявам impf (pritajavam)
* спотая pf (spotaja), спотайвам impf (spotajvam)
* стая pf (staja), стаявам impf (stajavam)
* тай (taj) (obsolete), та́йна (tájna, “secret”)
* та́йба (tájba), та́йбен (tájben) (ecclesiastical)
* таи́лище (taílište, “hideout”) (obsolete)
* та́ен (táen, “secret”, adjective)
** та́йник (tájnik, “secret place”)

#### References

* “тая̀ (гл.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “тая”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “таѭ́, -и́шь; таи́лъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 326
* Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “тая”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 859
* “таити”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

### Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tajati.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtajɐ]

#### Verb

та́я • (tája) first-singular present indicative, impf (perfective та́на) (dialectal)
* (intransitive) to precipitate, to liquidize

##### Conjugation

$^1$Dialectally marked.

##### Derived terms

* таня́сам (tanjásam) (dialectal)
* изтая се pf (iztaja se), изтаявам се impf (iztajavam se)
* натая се pf (nataja se), натаявам се impf (natajavam se) (dialectal)
* разтая pf (raztaja), разтаявам impf (raztajavam, “to dissolve”) (dialectal)
* утая pf (utaja), утаявам impf (utajavam)
* тал (tal) (obsolete)
** та́лог (tálog, “sediment, silt”)

#### References

* “та̀я (гл.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “та́ѭ, -ешь; та́ꙗхъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 326
* Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “тая²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 860

## Russian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtajə]

#### Participle

та́я • (tája)
* present adverbial imperfective participle of та́ять (tájatʹ)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tɐˈja]

#### Participle

тая́ • (tajá)
* present adverbial imperfective participle of таи́ть (taítʹ)
** 1957, “Ивушка [Little Willow]”, Василий Алфёров (Vasilij Alfjorov) (lyrics), Григорий Пономаренко (Grigorij Ponomarenko) (music)‎performed by Людмила Зыкина [Lyudmila Zykina]:Ивушка зелёная, Над рекой склонённая, Ты скажи, скажи, не тая, Где любовь моя?Ivuška zeljónaja, Nad rekoj sklonjónnaja, Ty skaži, skaži, ne taja, Gde ljubovʹ moja?Little willow green, Leaning by the river, Do thou tell, do tell, hold back not, Where is my love?