tse
Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of English Tunisian Sign Language.
Symbol
tse
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Tunisian Sign Language terms
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian цэ (cɛ).
Noun
tse (plural tses)
Translations
Anagrams
Ahtna
Alternative forms
Etymology
Cognate with Lower Tanana ttha.
Postposition
tse (third-person singular form utse)
Derived terms
- cʼisnatse (“suddenly”)
- hwtsecʼa (“previously”)
- natse (“ahead”)
- natse (“before one's time”)
- tsaedeʼ (“in the future”)
- tsaedi (“first salmon caught in the summer”)
- tsaeʼ (“wait!”)
- -tsehen (“elder, leader”)
- tsoxe (“first”)
- tsʼutsaede (“long ago”)
- tsʼutsaetne (“ancestors”)
- yaʼatse (“hold it, wait!”)
References
- Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 378
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡s(ʰ)]
- IPA(key): /ˈtseˣ/, [ˈts̠e̞(ʔ)] (spelling pronunciation)
Interjection
tse
- alternative form of tseh
Further reading
- “tse”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Japanese
Romanization
tse
Megleno-Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin quid. Compare Aromanian tsi, Romanian ce.
Pronoun
tse
South Slavey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sʰɛ̀(ʔ)]
- Hyphenation: tse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Athabaskan *čʷəǯʷ. Cognates include Navajo chizh and Dogrib tso.
Alternative forms
- (Fort Liard) che
Noun
tse (stem -tse-)
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | setseé | naxetseé | |
| 2nd person | netseé | ||
| 3rd person | 1) | — | gitseé |
| 2) | metseé | gotseé | |
| 4th person | yetseé | ||
| reflexive | sp. | ɂedetseé | kedetseé |
| unsp. | detseé | ||
| reciprocal | — | ɂełetseé | |
| indefinite | ɂetseé | ||
| areal | gotseé | ||
1) Used when the subject is a group of human beings
and the object is singular.
2) Used when the previous condition does not apply.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
tse (stem -tse-)
- Fort Liard form of tthe
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | setseé | naxetseé | |
| 2nd person | netseé | ||
| 3rd person | 1) | — | gitseé |
| 2) | metseé | gotseé | |
| 4th person | yetseé | ||
| reflexive | sp. | ɂedetseé | kedetseé |
| unsp. | detseé | ||
| reciprocal | — | ɂełetseé | |
| indefinite | ɂetseé | ||
| areal | gotseé | ||
1) Used when the subject is a group of human beings
and the object is singular.
2) Used when the previous condition does not apply.
References
- Keren Rice (1989), A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 11, 36
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic from the sound of spitting. See also Spanish pche and English ptui. Also possibly from clipping of letse, from Spanish leche (“milk; semen”, euphemism), according to Zorc (1993). See also English tch.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe/ [ˈt͡ʃɛ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtse/ [ˈt͡sɛ]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: tse
Interjection
tse! (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ) (women's speech, gay slang)
- exclamation of irritation, disgust, contempt, or rejection
- Synonym: pwe
Usage notes
- The expression is typically used by women, and may sound effeminate when used by men.
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
See che.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe/ [ˈt͡ʃɛ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtse/ [ˈt͡sɛ]
- IPA(key): /ˈse/ [ˈsɛ]
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe/ [ˈt͡ʃɛ]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: tse
Noun
tse (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- (historical) alternative spelling of che
Further reading
- “tse”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “tse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 30