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Tarja (Tari)
Wickerwork, basketwork, something made of wicker (fish-drying stand, bottom of sled, wattled stable partition...). Can also mean bead embroidery at edge of skirt; bundle; bunch (of grapes).
Tasuja (Tasuja)
The Avenger, published 1880. Probably if not certainly Estonia’s most-read historical novel, major influence in both shaping and invigorating national identity, and contributing driving-force in Estonian independence such as the 1919 Battle of Cēsis (Battle of Võnnu for Estonians) or during WWII against the Germans. Begun when author Bornhöhe E. was a 17-year-old teacher. See also Tambeti.
Teaduspargi (Teaduspark)
Science park or cluster. The park in question being the Tallinn Technology Park, Tallinna Tehnoloogiapark.
Teelehe (Teeleht)
Plantain or fleawort, Plantago spp. Its rather misleading name has nothing to do with tea, but seems to be based on its Latin name derived from planta (sole of the foot) and suffix -ago (‘sort of’; cf. virago, ‘like a man’) for commonly growing almost flat at ground level, and tee, of course, means road or path. It can, however, be used in various herbal ‘tea’ remedies for coughs, constipation or diarrhea, and preventing cuts becoming infected.
