tyee

== English == === Etymology === From Chinook. === Noun === tyee (plural tyees) A tribal chief of the Chinookan peoples in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. (Canada) A large chinook salmon that weighs more than 13.5 kg. === Anagrams === eyet, yeet, yete == Chinook == === Noun === tyee The chief of a Chinook tribe. == Chinook Jargon == === Noun === tyee The leader or head (of a group). Something that is notably large, strong or important (as in tyee salmon (tayi samən).) === Adjective === tyee Important. Most or notably prominent, the main. ==== Alternative forms ==== tayi, tye == San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo == === Etymology === C.f. tye (“father”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʲe˧/ === Noun === tyee (plural ntyee) priest === References === Stewart, Cloyd; Stewart, Ruth D.; colaboradores amuzgos (2000), Diccionario amuzgo de San Pedro Amuzgos, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 44)‎[1] (in Spanish), Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN