katiyaw
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== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
katyaw
tatiyao — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
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 ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkatiaw/ [ˈkaː.t͡ʃaʊ̯]
IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈkatiaw/ [ˈkaː.t̪jaʊ̯]
Rhymes: -atiaw
Syllabification: 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 ====
==== See also ====
kiti
kikyam
kuwekong
=== Further reading ===
“katiyaw”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“katiyaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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