tae

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑeˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑe
• Hyphenation^(key): tae

From taata +‎ -e.

tae

1. guarantee

• takaaja
• takaus

• “1. tae”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

From takoa +‎ -e.

tae

1. Something made of wrought iron, a forged object.

• taos

• takorauta

• “2. tae”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• -eta, ETA, Tea

From Proto-Finnic *tadëh. Cognates include Finnish tade and Ludian tadeh.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑe/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑe/,
• Rhymes: -ɑe
• Hyphenation: ta‧e

tae

1. manure

• valo

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 64
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 565

From English tea, from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠeː/^[1]

tae m or f (genitive singular tae, nominative plural taenna)

1. tea

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tae”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tae”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

tae

1. Rōmaji transcription of たえ

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔə/
• Rhymes: -aʔə
• Syllabification: ta‧e

táë

1. a small bench

• siin

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “táe”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 443

From Proto-Polynesian *taqe (compare with Samoan tae and Tongan taʻe),^[1] from Proto-Oceanic *taqe (compare with Fijian de), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi (compare with Malay tahi, Tagalog tae).^[2][3]

tae

1. excrement, filth

   Synonym: tūtae

2. sap or gum excreted from plants
3. refuse, waste, rubbish

   Synonyms: para, maumau

Likely related to etymology 1 with semantic evolution from " excretion" or "residue" > "stain" hence broadening to dyes; compare also with Malay tahi for similar patterns. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

tae

1. stain
2. dye, pigment
3. colour

From Proto-Polynesian *tae (“to reach, to arrive” – compare with Tahitian tae “to arrive or reach somewhere”, Samoan taea “to reach to somewhere”, Tongan tae “to reach for an object by stretching one's hand” and tatae “to extend the arm to collect; to gather”).^[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

tae

1. to arrive at or to somewhere

   Synonym: haere

2. to extend towards, to reach
3. to proceed

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “tae”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 414-5
• “tae” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

From Proto-Polynesian *taqe (compare with Tongan taʻe), from Proto-Oceanic *taqe (compare with Fijian de), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi (compare with Malay tahi, Tagalog tae).^[1][2]

tae

1. excrement

From Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō. Cognates include English to, too and West Frisian ta.

• t', ta, te, teh, ti, tee, 'e, teu, toie, tu, tü, tö

• (preposition, stressed) IPA^(key):
• (preposition, unstressed) IPA^(key):
• (adverb) IPA^(key):

tae

1. to, towards
2. to (infinitive marker)
   • 1993, Irvine Welsh, “Kicking”, in Trainspotting:

     Ah tried tae keep ma attention oan the Jean–Claude Van Damme video.

     I tried to keep my attention on the Jean–Claude Van Damme video.

tae (not comparable)

1. too, also, as well
2. too, too much
3. to

tae

1. till, until

From Middle English to, from Old English tā, from Proto-West Germanic *taihā. Cognates include English toe and Faroese tá.

• tee

• IPA^(key):

tae (plural taes)

1. (anatomy) toe
2. (golf) toe

tae (third-person singular simple present taes, present participle taein, simple past taet, past participle taet)

1. (golf) to toe

From Middle Scots ta, from Middle English to, shortening of tone.^[1]

• t'ay, t'aye, tey

• IPA^(key):

tae

1. the one (of two)

   Antonym: tither

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

tae

1. Alternative form of tak

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

tae (plural taes or teaze)

1. Alternative form of tie

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

tae (plural taes)

1. Alternative form of dey

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

tae (plural taes)

1. Alternative form of taid

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

tae (plural taes)

1. Alternative form of tea

• tai — uncommon
• tay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• taye — obsolete

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqi, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqi. Compare Ilocano takki, Malagasy tay, Malay tahi, Palauan dach, and Samoan tae.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtaʔe/ (noun, interjection)

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    • Rhymes: -aʔe
  • IPA^(key): /taˈʔe/ (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: ta‧e

tae (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁ)

1. feces; excrement; dung

   Synonyms: (euphemistic) dumi, (colloquial) oo, (slang) jebs, (slang) ebak, (childish) pupu, (gay slang) erna, (of fowl) ipot

2. defecation; moving of one's bowels

   Synonyms: pagtae, pagdumi, (euphemistic) pananabi, (colloquial) pag-oo

3. (vulgar, offensive) shit; objectionable person

tae (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁ)

1. (vulgar) expression of worry, failure, shock, displeasure, surprise, etc.: shit!

   Synonym: shet

taé (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜁ)

1. prone to frequent defecation (of a person)

• “tae”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Caqi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• ate, Ate