tiza

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiθa/ [ˈt̪i.θa]
• Rhymes: -iθa
• Syllabification: ti‧za

Noun

tiza f (plural tices)

1. alternative form of tiz (“chalk”)

Further reading

• “tiza”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Lotha Naga

Etymology

Lotha Naga numbers ^(edit)

	80
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Cardinal: tiza

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Noun

tiza

1. eight

Further reading

• Murry, K. R.; Yanthan, J. T.; Patton, Alumo (1978), Anglo-Lotha Vocabulary, Wokha, Nagaland: Kyong Academy, page 49

Spanish

Tizas de colores ― Colorful chalks (literally, “Chalks of colors”)

Etymology

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Classical Nahuatl tīzatlbor.

Spanish tiza

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tīzatl (“white earth, chalk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiθa/ [ˈt̪i.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtisa/ [ˈt̪i.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -iθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -isa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ti‧za

Noun

tiza f (plural tizas)

1. (chiefly Spain) chalk (piece of chalk used for drawing and writing on a blackboard)

   Synonyms: clarión, (Mexico) gis

   • 2008, Eva Fernandez del Campo, Anish Kapoor, Editorial NEREA, →ISBN, page 21:

     En una habitación, Kapoor dibuja en el suelo, con tiza, media figura humana, que a su vez es mitad femenina y mitad masculina, una silueta que trae a la memoria las huellas del cuerpo, […]

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   • 2020 March 31, Roberto Germán Fandiño Pérez, “Educar en el encierro”, in La Rioja‎^[1]:

     Internet es una herramienta maravillosa, pero sin un bagaje previo de conocimiento y sentir critico nos desarma y abruma, y eso es una tarea que deben hacer los humanos, con libros, con ideas, con aplicaciones y con tizas, pero con pausa, con paciencia y con esmero.

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Related terms

• tizate

Descendants

• → Asturian: tiz, tiza
• → Tagalog: tisa

Further reading

• “tiza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025