Cebuano

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Etymology

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Compare Hokkien (siáu, crazy), 孽潲 (gia̍t-siâu, “naughty; mischievous”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: si‧aw

Adjective

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siaw

  1. cheeky; mischievous; troublesome; badly behaved
  2. bantering

Adverb

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siaw

  1. cheekily; in a cheeky or impudent manner; mischievously
  2. in a bantering manner; banteringly

Noun

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siaw

  1. bantering

Maguindanao

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

Numeral

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siaw

  1. nine