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English
Etymology
From Chinook.
Noun
tyee (plural tyees)
- (Canada) A large chinook salmon that weighs more than 13.5 kg.
Anagrams
Chinook
Noun
tyee
- The chief of a Chinook tribe.
Chinook Jargon
Noun
tyee
- The leader or head (of a group).
- Something that is notably large, strong or important (as in tyee salmon (tayi samən).)
Adjective
tyee
- Important.
- Most or notably prominent, the main.
tayi, tye
San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo
Etymology
C.f. tye (“father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tyee (plural ntyee)
- priest
References
- Stewart, Cloyd, Stewart, Ruth D., colaboradores amuzgos (2000) Diccionario amuzgo de San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 44) (in Spanish), Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN