tiya
See also: tīyá
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish tía (“aunt”), from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ti‧ya
Noun
tiya (masculine tiyo)
- an aunt; the sister of either parent
- a female cousin of either parent
- an affectionate or honorific term for a woman of an older generation than oneself
Synonyms
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tiya.
Tagalog
Etymology
Noun
tiya
Categories:
- Cebuano terms derived from Spanish
- Cebuano terms derived from Late Latin
- Cebuano terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- ceb:Family members
- ceb:Female
- ceb:People
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- tl:Family