katiyaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

katyaw
tatiyao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
tatiyaw, tatyaw

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, suggested to be from 雞牢／鸡牢 (ke-tiâu, “chicken coop”) by Manuel (1948). See also 雞桃／鸡桃 (ke-thô, “chick”). Compare Kapampangan katio and Sambali tatyaw.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kátiyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜌᜏ᜔)

cockerel or young rooster raised for breeding purposes
Synonym: tandang
(figurative) beginner; novice; neophyte
Synonyms: baguhan, bagito

Related terms

kepo

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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