tiya

See also: tīyá

Afar

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈtija/, [ˈtɪjʌ]
• Hyphenation: tiya

Pronoun

tíya m

1. anything, something (referring to a masculine subject)

Declension

Declension of tíya
absolutive	tíya
predicative	tíya
subjective	tíi
genitive	inkí
Postpositioned forms l-case tíyal k-case tíyak t-case tíyat h-case tíyah

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /tiˈja/, [tɪˈjʌ]
• Hyphenation: tiya

Pronoun

tiyá f

1. anything, something (referring to a feminine subject)

Declension

Declension of tiyá
absolutive	tiyá
predicative	tiyá
subjective	tiyá
genitive	inkí
Postpositioned forms l-case tiyál k-case tiyák t-case tiyát h-case tiyáh

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 200

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tía.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈtija/, [ˈti.ja]

Noun

tíya (masculine tiyo)

1. aunt (the sister of either parent)

   Synonyms: tita, inaon

Derived terms

• tiyahon

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tía (“aunt”), from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈtija/, [ˈt̪i.ʌ]

Noun

tiya (masculine tiyo)

1. an aunt; the sister of either parent
2. a female cousin of either parent
3. an affectionate or honorific term for a woman of an older generation than oneself

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tiya.

Synonyms

• iyaan, tita

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tia

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tía, from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtia/ [ˈti.ɐ], /tiˈa/ [ˈt͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -ia, -a
• Syllabification: ti‧ya

Noun

tiya or tiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌ)

1. female equivalent of tiyo: aunt

   Synonyms: tita, tiyang, tiyahin, ale, inain, (slang) tsang

2. female equivalent of tiyo: stepmother

   Synonyms: inang-panguman, inain, madrastra, tiyahin, tiyang, ale

Derived terms

• tita
• tiyahin
• tiyang

 

See also

• ale

Further reading

• “tiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tía (“aunt”).

Noun

tiya

1. aunt