tiyo

Borrowed from Spanish tío.

• Hyphenation: ti‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈtijo/, [ˈti.jo]

tíyo (feminine tiya)

1. uncle (the brother of either parent)

   Synonyms: tito, amaon

From Spanish tío (“uncle”), from Late Latin thius, from Ancient Greek θεῖος (theîos).

• Hyphenation: ti‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈtijo/, [ˈt̪i.jɔ]

tiyo (feminine tiya)

1. an uncle; the brother of either parent
2. a male cousin of either parent
3. an affectionate or honorific term for a man of an older generation than oneself

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tiyo.

• tito, uyoan

• tio

Borrowed from Spanish tío.

• Hyphenation: ti‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ˈtio/, [ˈti.o]
• IPA^(key): /tiˈo/, [tɪˈo]

tiyo or tiyó (feminine tiya)

1. uncle

   Synonyms: tito, tiyuhin, amain, amba, tiyong, (slang) tsong

2. stepfather

   Synonyms: amang-panguman, amain, tiyuhin, padrastro, tiyong

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