tiyo
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
tíyo (feminine tiya)
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Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).
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Noun edit
tiyo (feminine tiya)
- an uncle; the brother of either parent
- a male cousin of either parent
- an affectionate or honorific term for a man of an older generation than oneself
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tiyo.
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Tagalog edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish tío, from Old Spanish tio, from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tiyo or tiyó (feminine tiya, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓ)
- uncle
- stepfather
- Synonyms: amang-panguman, amain, tiyuhin, padrastro, tiyong
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Further reading edit
- “tiyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018