teatha

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰe.ə/

Noun

teatha f (plural teathachan) (chiefly Lewis and Harris)

  1. tea
    Synonym: tì
    A bheil e ag iarraidh copan teatha? ― Does he want a cup of tea?

Derived terms

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