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tê
tê
See also: Appendix:Variations of "te"
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈte/
- Rhymes: -e
Etymology 1
Noun
tê m (plural tês)
- tee (name of the Latin letter T, t)
Etymology 2
Verb
tê
- apocopic form of ter; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
- Eye dialect spelling of ter, representing Brazilian Portuguese.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [te˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tej˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tej˧˥]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 犀
Noun
(classifier con) tê
- (obsolete) rhinoceros
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 痺
Verb
tê
- to be numb
Etymology 3
Borrowing from French té or Portuguese tê
Noun
tê