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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "tara"}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈtɑːɹə/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈtɛəɹə/|/ˈtæɹə/}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tara.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːɹə|s=2}}

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|en|ga|Teamhrach}}, genitive of {{m|ga|Teamhair}}, from {{der|en|sga|Temair|lit=high place}}. The female given name is derived from the name of [[w:Tara (plantation)|the plantation]] in ''{{w|Gone with the Wind}}'', named for the place in Ireland.

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# An Irish [[place name]], associated with the {{w|Hill of Tara}}, seat of ancient Irish kings.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1808|author=w:Thomas Moore|title=The Harp of Tara
|passage=No more to chiefs and ladies bright<br>The harp of '''Tara''' swells}}
# {{given name|en|female|from=place names|usage=20th century and later}}.
# {{given name|en|male}}.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1952|author=w:Janice Holt Giles|title=Tara's Healing
|passage=the story of Tara Cochrane, a war veteran, a physician, and a burned-out man who describes himself in terms of a bad cigarette}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|en|Tarah}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|Irish place name}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|塔拉}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|Teamhair|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
{{wikipedia|Tara (Buddhism)|mul=Tara (Devi)}}
[[File:Tara thangka.jpg|thumb|18th century Eastern [[Tibet]]an [[thangka]], with the Green Tara (Samaya Tara Yogini) in the center and the Blue, Red, White and Yellow taras in the corners, Rubin Museum of Art]]
From {{uder|en|sa|तारा||star}}.

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{lb|en|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.
# {{given name|en|female|from=Sanskrit}}.

===Etymology 3===
{{rfe|en}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun|s}}

# {{surname|en}}.

=====Statistics=====
* According to the 2010 United States Census, ''Tara'' is the 40082<sup>nd</sup> most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. ''Tara'' is most common among White (58.5%), Asian/Pacific Islander (19.38%) and Hispanic/Latino (14.44%) individuals.

===Further reading===
* {{R:en:DAFN}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aart|taar|ATRA|Arta|A.A.R.T.|rata|Atar|atar}}

{{cln|en|unisex given names}}
{{C|en|Hills|Ireland}}

==German==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|de|it|tara}}, from {{der|de|ar|طَرْح|t=subtraction}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ˈtaːʁa/}}
* {{audio|de|De-Tara.ogg}}
* {{hyph|de|Ta|ra}}

===Noun===
{{de-noun|f|Tara|Taren}}

# {{lb|de|business}} [[tare]] {{gloss|the [[empty]] weight of a [[container]]}}
#: {{syn|de|Taragewicht|Verpackungsgewicht}}
#: {{coordinate terms|de|Brutto|Netto}}

====Declension====
{{de-decl-noun-f|pl=Taren}}

====Hyponyms====
* {{l|de|Durchschnittstara}}, {{l|de|Effektivtara}}, {{l|de|Prozenttara}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|de|austarieren}}
* {{l|de|tarieren}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|de|Tara-Funktion}}, {{l|de|Tarasatz}}, {{l|de|Taraverordnung}}, {{l|de|Tarazuschlag}}

===Further reading===
* {{pedia|Tara (Gewicht)|lang=de}}
* {{R:DWDS}}
* {{R:de:OWID|320214}}
* {{R:Grimm}}
* {{R:Duden}}

==Icelandic==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|is|/ˈtʰaːra/}}
*: {{rhymes|is|aːra|s=2}}

===Proper noun===
{{head|is|proper noun|g=f}}

# {{given name|is|female}}

====Declension====
{{is-ndecl|f.common}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Pronunciation===
* {{sh-IPA|Tȁra}}

===Proper noun===
{{sh-proper noun|g=f|head=Tȁra}}

# {{given name|sh|female}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:sh:Osobnoime}}