siyota

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === shota syota === Etymology === Possibly from the following: From gay slang prefix siyo- +‎ bata (“child; kid”, slang for “sweetheart”). From gay slang prefix siyo- +‎ sinta, according to Zorc (1993), but the expected resulting word would be *siyunta. From clipping of English short time. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈotaʔ/ [ˈʃoː.t̪ɐʔ] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˈotaʔ/ [ˈsjoː.t̪ɐʔ] Rhymes: -otaʔ Syllabification: si‧yo‧ta === Noun === siyotà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜆ) (slang, originally gay slang) girlfriend; boyfriend Synonyms: kasintahan, katipan, kasuyo, (male) nobyo, (female) nobya, (colloquial) bata, (slang) jowa ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “siyota”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “siyota”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 135 === Anagrams === ostiya