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| taefshei | |
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| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtaɪf.ʃeɪ/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle tāpshē, from Proto taipshi |
| Related words | Ampotae, vaernae |
taefshei — a category of activity; the sort of thing a person or trade characteristically does.
Notes
A dockhand’s work is one taefshei and a clerk’s another. Used constantly and loosely, and often to excuse: a thing done badly may be dismissed as not being one’s own taefshei, which is either an honest admission of nature or a poor excuse depending on who is listening.