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Ta
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As an interjection, Ta means thanks. As a preposition, it means pronunciation spelling of to, representing the standard unstressed pronunciation before consonants.
Meanings of Ta
5 meaningsinterjection
colloquialchiefly britishIrelandAustraliaNew ZealandThanks.
“Ta for the cup of tea.”
Canadababy talkGive (imperative)
“Mommy needs the bottle back. Ta!”
preposition
Pronunciation spelling of to, representing the standard unstressed pronunciation before consonants.
noun
musicIn solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): te.
A hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
Similar: tantalum, atomic number 73
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).