"Te" meaning in English

See Te in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Coptic ⲧⲏ (tē), from Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt (“dwꜣt”). Doublet of Duat. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cop|ⲧⲏ|tr=tē}} Coptic ⲧⲏ (tē), {{der|en|egy|dwꜣt|<hiero>d-wA-t:dwAt</hiero>|<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">dwꜣt</i>}} Egyptian d-wA-t:dwAt (“dwꜣt”), {{doublet|en|Duat}} Doublet of Duat Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Te
  1. (Egyptology, Egyptian mythology) The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology. Tags: Egyptian
    Sense id: en-Te-en-name-XLzGWPxl Categories (other): Ancient Egypt, Egyptian mythology, Afterlife, Death, Hell Disambiguation of Afterlife: 71 29 Disambiguation of Death: 100 0 Disambiguation of Hell: 84 16 Topics: Egyptology, history, human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Mandarin 德 (Dé, “virtue, manliness”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-wadegiles|-}} Wade–Giles, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{der|en|cmn|^德||virtue, manliness}} Mandarin 德 (Dé, “virtue, manliness”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Te
  1. (historical) Alternative form of De, a former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong. Tags: alt-of, alternative, historical Alternative form of: De (extra: a former prefecture of imperial China around Dezhou in northwestern Shandong) Categories (place): Places in China
    Sense id: en-Te-en-name-XrZDARbK Categories (other): Former prefectures of China, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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