tîi

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ǃXóõ[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Afrikaans tee, in turn from Dutch thee, itself from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese. Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).

Noun[edit]

tîi (tone II, class 3)

  1. tea

References[edit]

  • Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN
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