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thee

(Îngilîzî)

  1. (masculine) tea
  2. (masculine, singular, singular-only) tea-time, tea break, meeting in which tea is served
  3. (figuratively, masculine, singular, singular-only) half-time

Pircarînî

B1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/teː/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Hokkien 茶 (tê). The "-h-" is a faux-Greek spelling (compare Greek τσάι (tsái)); the more basal spelling tee was previously common, especially in the early modern period, but is now obsolete.

Related words

چا

چای

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