; tenacious, sticky, not easily separated;" from Proto-Germanic*tanhu-(source also of Middle Low Germantege, Middle Dutchtaey, Dutchtaai, Old High Germanzach, Germanzäh), which Watkins suggests is from PIE*denk-"to bite," on the notion of "holding fast." Seeroughfor the spelling....
While “tuhf” is generally considered the standard way to say it, accents and regional dialects can throw some fun curveballs. For example, in some dialects, you might hear a slightly more pronounced "uh" sound, almost like "tuff" with a sharper "u." Or, in very subtle cases, there ...
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