tyi

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Tsaayi.

Symbol

tyi

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Teke-Tsaayi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Teke-Tsaayi terms

Atong (India)

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *tɯi¹ (“water”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ti(y), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-turʔ (“water; fluid; liquid; river; to soak; to spit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təj/

Noun

tyi (Bengali script তেঃয় or তেঃই)

1. water
2. (fruit) juice
3. sweat

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tyi n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of ty