Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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tara

/tæˈɹɑː/ interjection, noun, proper noun

Forms taras ta-ra turrah tar tare tarr

  1. interjection (UK, Ireland, Northern England, Midlands, Wales or informal) Goodbye.
  2. noun (New Zealand, rare) The tern.
  3. noun (India) A small silver coin current in South India at the time of the arrival of the Portuguese.
  4. noun A plant native to Peru, the spiny holdback, Tara spinosa
  5. proper noun An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
  6. proper noun A small settlement in County Meath, Ireland, near the Hill of Tara (Irish grid ref N 9458)
  7. proper noun A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage.
  8. proper noun A male given name.
  9. proper noun A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
  10. proper noun An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
  11. proper noun A township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States.
  12. proper noun A township in Traverse County, Minnesota.
  13. proper noun (Hinduism) One of the Mahavidyas.
  14. proper noun (Hinduism) The wife of Brihaspati, guru and priest of the Devas.
  15. proper noun (Buddhism) A female Buddha typically associated with Buddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.
  16. proper noun A female given name from Sanskrit.
  17. proper noun A surname.
  18. proper noun A barangay of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
  19. proper noun A barangay of Coron, Palawan, Philippines.
  20. proper noun A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Synonyms

bye ta-ta

Etymology

Possibly from Irish tabhair aire (“take care”).

Borrowed from Māori tara (“tern”).

Borrowed from Spanish tara, ultimately from Quechua tara.

Borrowed from Irish Teamhrach, genitive of Teamhair, from Old Irish Temair (literally “high place”). The female given name is derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland.

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