"tss" meaning in All languages combined

See tss on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: [t͡sːː] Forms: tsss [alternative]
Etymology: Imitative.
  1. A hissing sound.

Symbol [Translingual]

Etymology: Initialism of English Taiwan Sign Language with s as a placeholder. Etymology templates: {{init|mul|en:Taiwan Sign Language}} Initialism of English Taiwan Sign Language Head templates: {{mul-symbol/script|Latn}} Latn, {{head|mul|symbol|||or||or||or||cat2=|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|image=|nolinkhead=|sc=Latn|sort=}} tss, {{mul-symbol}} tss
  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Taiwan Sign Language. Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Taiwan Sign Language terms

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