tyee

English

Etymology

From Chinook.

Noun

tyee (plural tyees)

1. (Canada) A large chinook salmon that weighs more than 13.5 kg.

Anagrams

• eyet, yeet, yete

Chinook

Noun

tyee

1. The chief of a Chinook tribe.

Chinook Jargon

Noun

tyee

1. The leader or head (of a group).
2. Something that is notably large, strong or important (as in tyee salmon (tayi samən).)

Adjective

tyee

1. Important.
2. Most or notably prominent, the main.

Alternative forms

tayi, tye

San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo

Etymology

C.f. tye (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲe˧/

Noun

tyee (plural ntyee)

1. priest

References

• Stewart, Cloyd; Stewart, Ruth D.; colaboradores amuzgos (2000) Diccionario amuzgo de San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 44)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN