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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From English tea, from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).
Pronunciation
Noun
teatha f (plural teathachan)
- (chiefly Lewis and Harris) tea
- A bheil e a’ faighinn teatha? ― Is he getting tea?
Alternative forms
- (chiefly Uist and Barra) tì
Derived terms