te

Irish (Donegal)

/tʲɛ/

adj
Definitions
  • hot, warm
  • pungent
  • ardent, hot-tempered; vehement, hotfoot
  • affectionate
  • of circumstances comfortable

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish té (hot) inherited from Proto-Celtic *teɸents derived from Proto-Indo-European *tep- (be warm, warm, hot, be hot), *tep- (be warm, warm, hot, be hot).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tep-

Gloss

be warm, warm, hot, be hot

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

暑, 熱

Emoji
🌡️ ☀️ 🌞 🌵

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