Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ta

by Adele Marion Fielde

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.