tiya

See also: tīyá

Afar

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈtija/ [ˈtɪjʌ]
• Hyphenation: ti‧ya

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: ti‧ya

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

Aukan

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese tia. Compare Saramaccan tia.

Noun

tiya

1. aunt

   Synonym: tanto

Derived terms

• tiya sama (“wife”)

See also

• tiyu (“uncle”)

References

• tiya in Languages of Suriname, SIL International, 2003-2007, Aukan-English Dictionary

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.jɐ]

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

Synonyms

• iyaan, tita

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi tika.

Verb

-tiya (infinitive kotiya)

1. to put

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtia/ [ˈt̪iː.ɐ], /tiˈa/ [ˈt͡ʃa]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tiˈa/ [ˈt̪ja]
• 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

• tiyahin
• tiyang

Related terms

• tita

See also

• ale

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• itay

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tía (“aunt”).

Noun

tiya

1. aunt