Tio

/[tjoʔ˨˩]/ intj, name, verb

intj, name, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To get, receive, experience, suffer or be affected by. Singlish, invariable, transitive

    "He tio virus"

  2. 2
    To win a game, especially a game of chance. Singlish, intransitive, invariable

    "She play lottery and tio"

  3. 3
    Used before a verb to indicate the passive voice. Singlish, auxiliary, invariable, rare

    "I tio banned"

Intj
  1. 1
    Correct; that's right. Singlish, uncommon
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"We use the word "ĝi" when we are not talking about a man or a woman, but about something that has no sex or whose sex is unknown or indifferent to us. Consequently, we can almost always use this word very well in place of "tio", whose meaning is almost the same."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hokkien 著 (tio̍h).

Etymology 2

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Tío and Portuguese Tio, from tío (“uncle”) and tio (“uncle”). * Borrowed from Catalan Tió, a nickname from tió (“log, stump for burning”).

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