"tyee" meaning in All languages combined

See tyee on Wiktionary

Noun [Chinook]

Head templates: {{head|chh|noun}} tyee
  1. The chief of a Chinook tribe.
    Sense id: en-tyee-chh-noun-Q4hyOiDY Categories (other): Chinook entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Adjective [Chinook Jargon]

Head templates: {{head|chn|adjective}} tyee
  1. Important.
    Sense id: en-tyee-chn-adj-1IkgaSfn
  2. Most or notably prominent, the main.
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Noun [Chinook Jargon]

Head templates: {{head|chn|noun}} tyee
  1. The leader or head (of a group).
    Sense id: en-tyee-chn-noun-KyiXmTLD
  2. Something that is notably large, strong or important (as in tyee salmon (tayi samən).)
    Sense id: en-tyee-chn-noun-8Z-XYTgm

Noun [English]

Forms: tyees [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinook. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|chh:-|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Chinook", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "chh" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "tyee", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="tyee"> Borrowed from Chinook. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tyee (plural tyees)
  1. A tribal chief of the Chinookan peoples in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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  2. (Canada) A large chinook salmon that weighs more than 13.5 kg. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-tyee-en-noun-nIN-q0p4 Categories (other): Canadian English

Noun [San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo]

IPA: /ˈtʲe˧/ Forms: ntyee [plural]
Etymology: C.f. tye (“father”). Head templates: {{head|azg|noun|plural|ntyee}} tyee (plural ntyee)
  1. priest

Inflected forms

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