Hyphenation
TassTurkish pronunciation
täsPronunciation
/ˈtas/ /ˈtæs/
Etymology
() Partly from Middle English tas (“heap”), from Old French tas (“heap”), from Low Frankish *tas (“mass, pile”); and partly from Middle English taas (“heap, mow of corn”), from Old English tas (“heap, mow of grain”); both from Proto-Germanic *tas(s)az (“heap, mow, stack”). Related to Middle Dutch tas, tasse (Dutch tas, “heap, pile”), Middle Low German tas (“mow of hay or wheat”).