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tê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "te"

Hokkien

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For pronunciation and definitions of tê – see 茶 (“tea; tea; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 茶).

Mandarin

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Romanization

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tê

  1. Nonstandard spelling of tê̄.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tê

  1. third-person singular present of hatin

Etymology 2

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From Contraction of di wê.

Preposition

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tê

  1. in it

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: tê

Etymology 1

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Noun

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tê m (plural tês)

  1. tee (name of the Latin letter T, t)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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tê

  1. Apocopic form of ter; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
  2. Eye dialect spelling of ter, representing Brazil Portuguese.

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 痺 (SV: tí).

Adjective

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tê

  1. numb
    Ui da tê giò.
    Ouchie, my legs are numb.
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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tê

  1. (Central Vietnam) that; there; those
    Tui muốn cái tê.
    I want that one.
Synonyms
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  • * (Northern Vietnam) đấy, (Southern Vietnam) đó

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from French té.

Noun

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tê

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter T/t.
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Etymology 4

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 犀.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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(classifier con) tê

  1. (obsolete) rhinoceros
    Synonym: tê giác

Welsh

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Noun

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tê m (uncountable)

  1. Misspelling of te.
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