katiyaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 雞牢／鸡牢 (ke-tiâu, “chicken coop”), according to Manuel (1948). Compare Kapampangan katio and Sambali tatyaw.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ti‧yaw
  • IPA(key): /ˈkatiaw/, [ˈka.t͡ʃaʊ̯]

Noun

kátiyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. cockerel or young rooster raised for breeding purposes
    Synonym: tandang

Further reading
  • “katiyaw” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “katiyaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 30
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