tiyo

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tío.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈtijo/ [ˈti.jo]

Noun

tíyo (feminine tiya)

1. uncle (the brother of either parent)

   Synonyms: tito, amaon

Derived terms

• tiyohon

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ti‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈtijo/ [ˈt̪i.o]

Noun

tiyo (feminine tiya)

1. an uncle; the brother of either parent
2. a male cousin of either parent
3. an affectionate or honorific term for a man of an older generation than oneself

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tiyo.

Synonyms

• tito, uyoan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tio

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tío, from Old Spanish tio, from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtio/ [ˈt̪iː.o], /tiˈo/ [ˈt͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tiˈo/ [ˈt̪jo]
• Rhymes: -io, -o
• Syllabification: ti‧yo

Noun

tiyo or tiyó (feminine tiya, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓ)

1. uncle

   Synonyms: tito, tiyuhin, amain, amba, tiyong, (slang) tsong

2. stepfather

   Synonyms: amang-panguman, amain, tiyuhin, padrastro, tiyong

Derived terms

• tiyong
• tiyuhin

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Itoy