tä

See also: -tä, tae, ta'e, t-ae, and -tae

Finnish

Alternative forms

• täh

Etymology

Shortened from mitä (“what”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæ(ˣ)/, [ˈt̪æ(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -æ
• Syllabification^(key): tä

Interjection

1. (colloquial) what? huh? (exclamation used to express stupefaction or failure to understand somebody else's words)

Synonyms

• anteeksi, nyt en ymmärrä