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)

1. (chiefly Lewis and Harris) tea

   A bheil e a’ faighinn teatha? ― Is he getting tea?

Alternative forms

• (chiefly Uist and Barra) tì

Derived terms

• spàin-teatha