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Aklanon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Noun
tiyan
- (anatomy) belly, abdomen
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ti‧yan
- IPA(key): /tiˈan/
Noun
tiyan
- an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion; the stomach
- the belly
- a pork belly
Verb
tiyan
- to hit or be hit in the belly
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tiyan.
Derived terms
Cuyunon
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Noun
tiyan
- (anatomy) belly; stomach
Dupaningan Agta
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Noun
tiyan
- (anatomy) belly; stomach
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Noun
tiyán
- (anatomy) abdomen; belly; paunch
Maranao
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Noun
tiyan
- (anatomy) stomach; abdomen; belly
Ratagnon
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Noun
tiyán
- (anatomy) abdomen; belly; paunch
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tian (compare Ilocano tian, Kapampangan atian, Tausug tiyan, and West Albay Bikol tuyan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian (compare Malay tian (“uterus”) and Maori tia), from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN (compare Amis tiyad). Compare also Hokkien 腸／肠 (tn̂g, “intestines”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜈ᜔)
- (anatomy) abdomen; belly; paunch
- Synonyms: (uncommon) abdomen, (boxing) bodega
Derived terms
See also
References
- “tiyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 104: “Barriga) Tiyan (pc) del hombre muger o animal”
Tausug
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /tian/
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ti‧yan
Noun
tiyan (Sulat Sūg spelling تِيَنْ)
- stomach; belly
- Synonym: babat (derogatory)
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.
Noun
tiyán
- (anatomy) stomach; belly; abdomen