taai

Meaning

  1. tough, resilient
  2. difficult to chew

Concepts

tiresome
leather
dull
boring
wearisome
tough
tedious
stodgy
leathery
monotonous
cookie-cutter
snoozy
sticky
hard-bitten
dogged
tenacious
coriaceous
chewy
viscous
bothersome
wiry
ho-hum

glairy

operose
irksome
hardy
Synonyms

melig
41k
vervelend
B1
vermoeiend
C1
saai
B1
hard
A1
ruw
C1
pezig
onbeschaafd
40k
drammerig

leerachtig

stijf
C1
lederen
22k
harteloos
C2
wreed
B2

ongemanierd

gehard
31k

rubberig

leren
A1

mijngang

Translations

überdrüssig
verdrießlich
ennuyeux
zäh
ledern
aborrecido
enfadonho
langweilig
fastidioso
cargante
enojoso
tenace
standhaft
aburrido
fastidioso
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/taːi̯/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
taey
Inherited from Old Dutch
*tāi
Cognate with German
German
zäh
Cognate with English
English
tough
In summary

From Middle Dutch taey, from Old Dutch *tāi, from earlier *tāhi, from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī), from Proto-Germanic *tanhuz. Cognate with German zäh, English tough.

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