Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiociu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ti-o-ciu
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Teochew.

Example Sentences

"It is not easy to decide from which dialect of Chinese some of the loanwords derive, and this may explain why Philip Leo does not list any as coming from Hainanese nor Tiociu."

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian Tiociu, from Teochew 潮州 (dio5 ziu1).

Word Breakdown

Root: 潮州

Questions

What does tiociu mean?: Alternative form of Teochew.
Where does tiociu come from?: Borrowed from Indonesian Tiociu, from Teochew 潮州 (dio5 ziu1).

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