Tía - Wiktionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tia"

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈtia/ [ˈt̪i.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: tí‧a

Noun

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tía f (plural tíes)

1. aunt, female equivalent of tíu

Further reading

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• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “tíu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “tíu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese tia, from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈtiɐ/

Noun

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tía f (plural tías)

1. aunt A miña tía é a irmá do meu pai ou da miña nai.My aunt is my mother's or father's sister.
2. (colloquial) woman ¡Tías boas!Hot chicks!

Synonyms

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• titía

Related terms

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• tío

Further reading

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• “tía”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Formed from the numeral tíu, perhaps by directly reanalyzing the -u as the weak feminine oblique suffix in environments where tíu is the object in a sentence. Compare nía and átta, also fimma, sexa, sjöa.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈtʰiːja/ Rhymes: -iːja

Noun

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tía f (genitive singular tíu, nominative plural tíur)

1. ten (playing card, bus, etc., numbered 10)

Declension

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singular		plural
indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tía	tían	tíur	tíurnar
accusative	tíu	tíuna	tíur	tíurnar
dative	tíu	tíunni	tíum	tíunum
genitive	tíu	tíunnar	tía	tíanna

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía).

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈtia/ [ˈt̪i.a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: tí‧a

Noun

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tía f (plural tías, masculine tío, masculine plural tíos)

1. female equivalent of tío: aunt; the sister, sister-in-law or female cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent Mi tía es la hermana o prima de mi madre o de mi padre.My aunt is my mother's or father's sister or female cousin.
2. (colloquial, Spain) woman, chick ¡Tías buenas! ― Hot chicks!

Derived terms

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• casa de tía
• tía abuela
• tía segunda
• tía tercera
• tití

Further reading

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• “tía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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• (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiə˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA(key): [tiə˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiə˦˥]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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• Audio (Saigon):

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Etymology 1

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From Teochew 爹 (tia³³). Compare Khmer ទៀ (tiə), Thai เตี่ย (dtìia).

Noun

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tía • (爺)

1. (Southern Vietnam) father; dad Synonyms: bố, ba, cha, thầy, cậu, bọ, áng
   • 2025, Sinike, “Muốn cua anh làm bồ [Want to turn you into lover]”‎[1]performed by Dương Ái Vy:♀: Nhà má mười mấy công ruộng nàCòn tía thì mấy trăm chuồng gàMình em thì lo sao hếtAnh ơi có duyên xin mời qua♀: [My] mom's family has more than ten côngs of rice fieldsAnd [my] dad has hundreds of chicken coopsI can't take care of everything by myselfIf you have the chance, please come over

Derived terms

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• tía má

Etymology 2

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 紫 (“purple”, SV: tử).

Adjective

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tía

1. (dated) purple

Derived terms

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• đỏ mặt tía tai
• đỏ tía
• tía tô

See also

[edit] Colors in Vietnamese · màu sắc(layout · text)

trắng	xám	đen
đỏ; thắm, thẫm	cam; nâu	vàng; kem
vàng chanh	xanh, xanh lá cây, xanh lục, lục	xanh bạc hà; xanh lục đậm
xanh lơ, hồ thuỷ; xanh mòng két	xanh, xanh da trời, thiên thanh	xanh, xanh dương, xanh nước biển, xanh lam, lam
tím; chàm	tía	hồng