tse

Borrowed from Russian цэ (cɛ).

tse (plural tses)

1. The letter Ц, ц.

• tes, StE, -est, set, est, Set, Est., seṭ, ETS, STE, est., ETs, TEs, Ste, EST, Ste., SET, Est

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

tse

1. Alternative form of tseh.

• “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 2023-07-03

tse

1. The katakana syllable ツェ (tse) in Hepburn-like romanization.

• tsi

From Latin quid. Compare Aromanian tsi, Romanian ce.

tse

1. what

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

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

• (Fort Liard) che

tse (stem -tse-)

1. firewood

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

tse (stem -tse-)

1. Fort Liard form of tthe

• Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 11, 36

Onomatopoeic from the sound of spitting. See also English ptui. Also possibly from clipping of letse, from Spanish leche (“milk; semen”, euphemism), according to Zorc (1993).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe/ [ˈt͡ʃɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtse/ [ˈt̪sɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: tse

tse! (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ) (women's speech, gay slang)

1. exclamation of irritation, disgust, contempt, or rejection

   Synonym: pwe

• The expression is typically used by women, and may sound effeminate when used by men.

• che
• he
• pse, pshe

See che.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe/ [ˈt͡ʃɛ]
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtse/ [ˈt̪sɛ]
  • IPA^(key): /ˈse/ [ˈsɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: tse

tse (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. (historical) Alternative spelling of che

• “tse”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “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

• Set.