tse

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tse"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian цэ (cɛ).

Noun

tse (plural tses)

  1. The letter Ц, ц.

Translations

Anagrams

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡s(ʰ)]
  • IPA(key): /ˈtseˣ/, [ˈts̠e̞(ʔ)] (spelling pronunciation)

Interjection

tse

  1. Alternative form of tseh.

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

tse

  1. Rōmaji transcription of つぇ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ツェ

Megleno-Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin quid. Compare Aromanian tsi, Romanian ce.

Pronoun

tse

  1. what

South Slavey

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sʰɛ̀(ʔ)]
  • Hyphenation: tse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan [Term?]. Cognates include Navajo chizh and Dogrib tso.

Alternative forms
  • (Fort Liard) che

Noun

tse (stem -tse-)

  1. firewood
Inflection
Possessive inflection of tse (-tseé)
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-)

  1. Fort Liard form of tthe
Inflection
Possessive inflection of tse (-tseé)
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

Clipping of letse, from Spanish leche (“milk; semen (euphemism)”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe/ [ˈt͡ʃɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: tse

Interjection

tse! (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. (women's speech, gay slang) exclamation of irritation, disgust, or rejection: darn
Usage notes
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See che.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe/ [ˈt͡ʃɛ] (chiefly upper class)
    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡se/ [ˈt͡sɛ] (dialectal)
    • IPA(key): /ˈse/ [ˈsɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: #

Noun

tse (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. (historical) Alternative spelling of che

Further reading
  • “tse” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “tse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 30
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