katiyaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• katyaw
• tatiyao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• tatiyaw, tatyaw

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, suggested to be from 雞牢／鸡牢 (ke-tiâu, “chicken coop”) by Manuel (1948). See also 雞桃／鸡桃 (ke-thô, “chick”). Compare Kapampangan katio and Sambali tatyaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkatiaw/ [ˈkaː.t͡ʃaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -atiaw
• Syllabification: ka‧ti‧yaw

Noun

kátiyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜌᜏ᜔)

1. cockerel or young rooster raised for breeding purposes

   Synonym: tandang

2. (figurative) beginner; novice; neophyte

   Synonyms: baguhan, bagito

Related terms

• kepo

 

Further reading

• “katiyaw” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “katiyaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 30