tiyan

See also: tíyàn and tǐyàn

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Noun

tiyan

1. (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/ [ˈt̪jan̪]

Noun

tiyan

1. an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion; the stomach
2. the belly
3. a pork belly

Verb

tiyan

1. to hit or be hit in the belly

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tiyan.

Derived terms

• dakog tiyan
• tiyanon

 

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Noun

tiyan

1. (anatomy) belly; stomach

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Noun

tiyan

1. (anatomy) belly; stomach

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Noun

tiyán

1. (anatomy) abdomen; belly; paunch

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Noun

tiyan

1. (anatomy) stomach; abdomen; belly

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Noun

tiyán

1. (anatomy) abdomen; belly; paunch

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tian — obsolete
• tiyang — obsolete

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈan/ [ˈt͡ʃan̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tiˈan/ [ˈt̪jan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ti‧yan

Noun

tiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

1. (anatomy) abdomen; belly; paunch

   Synonyms: (uncommon) abdomen, (boxing) bodega

Derived terms

• halungtiyang
• kalam ng tiyan
• kukulo-kulo ang tiyan
• malaking tiyan
• tiyanin

 

See also

• puson
• sandok-sandukan
• sikmura

 

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/ [ˈt̪jan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ti‧yan

Noun

tiyan (Sulat Sūg spelling تِيَنْ)

1. stomach; belly

   Synonym: babat (derogatory)

2. womb

   Synonym: kulangan bata'

Derived terms

• lawm-tiyan

 

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Noun

tiyán

1. (anatomy) stomach; belly; abdomen