Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as teeso.

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Examples

  • Tissā – i.e., (a girl) born under the lucky star or constellation of Tissa, a celestial archer (partly identical with Cancer) – suggests a word-play on tisso sikkhāyo, the three branches of religious training (morals, mind, 'insight').

    Psalms of the Sisters Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys 1909

  • Even the 'common stock' of refrains is different, the only exceptions being that of kataŋ Buddhassa sāsanaŋ, tisso vijjā anuppattā, and n'atthi 'dāni punabbhavo.

    Psalms of the Sisters Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys 1909

  • | Eat | Wiss in | Mee tisso | In tzits | Zinhud hee |

    Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. (of 2) John M'lean

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