tss

See also: TSS and TSs

Translingual

Symbol

tss

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Taiwan Sign Language.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Taiwan Sign Language terms

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sːː]

Interjection

tss

  1. A hissing sound.
    • 1964, Felix Vincent Lategan, Michael Wallendorf Smuts, Hymne Weiss, Afrikaans Short Stories, page 173:
      When the woman held the sausage over the open fire, the drops of fat went tss-tsss on the coals and the flames turned a lovely blue colour.
    • 2011, Dianne Hofmeyr, Eye of the Moon:
      "Tss tss!" the girl hissed softly through her teeth. The monkey turned, leaped directly onto her shoulder, and gazed around […]
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