tiyope

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === tyope tiyupe === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly from Hokkien 籌備 / 筹备 (tiû-pī, “to make preparations”), according to Manuel (1948), or from Spanish torpe. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈopeʔ/ [ˈt͡ʃoː.pɛʔ] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tiˈopeʔ/ [ˈt̪joː.pɛʔ] Rhymes: -opeʔ Syllabification: ti‧yo‧pe === Adjective === tiyopè (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜉᜒ) (gambling, cockfighting) bet on by an unlucky bettor (of a gamecock) (slang) stupid; ignorant (slang) quiet; timid; reserved === Noun === tiyopè (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜉᜒ) (gambling, cockfighting) gamecock that an unlucky bettor places a bet on === Further reading === “tiyope”, 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 64