"tita" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtita/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈt̪iː.t̪ɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜆᜒᜆ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ita Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tita, from tía (“aunt”) + -ita (diminutive suffix), from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía). By surface analysis, tiya + -ita. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es|tita}} Borrowed from Spanish tita, {{af|es|tía|-ita|nocat=1|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=aunt}} tía (“aunt”) + -ita (diminutive suffix), {{der|tl|LL.|thia}} Late Latin thia, {{der|tl|grc|θεία}} Ancient Greek θεία (theía), {{surf|tl|tiya|-ita}} By surface analysis, tiya + -ita Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} tita (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆ)
  1. feminine of tito: aunt; auntie Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: tito (extra: aunt; auntie) Synonyms: tiya, tiyang, tiyahin, ale, inain, nana [slang], tsang
    Sense id: en-tita-tl-noun-7IBYSLCv Categories (other): Tagalog terms suffixed with -ita, Female family members Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -ita: 46 54 Disambiguation of Female family members: 60 40
  2. (slang) young adult woman exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipino aunt Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-tita-tl-noun-RrbnYaHS Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms suffixed with -ita, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -ita: 46 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 36 64 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 27 73 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plantita, titahin Related terms: Tita
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "plantita"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "titahin"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "tita"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Spanish tita",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "tía",
        "3": "-ita",
        "nocat": "1",
        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "aunt"
      },
      "expansion": "tía (“aunt”) + -ita (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "thia"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin thia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "θεία"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek θεία (theía)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "tiya",
        "3": "-ita"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, tiya + -ita",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish tita, from tía (“aunt”) + -ita (diminutive suffix), from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía). By surface analysis, tiya + -ita.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜆᜒᜆ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "tita (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ti‧ta"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Tita"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "46 54",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Female family members",
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        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "aunt; auntie",
          "word": "tito"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine of tito: aunt; auntie"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tito",
          "tito#Tagalog"
        ],
        [
          "aunt",
          "aunt"
        ],
        [
          "auntie",
          "auntie"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tiya"
        },
        {
          "word": "tiyang"
        },
        {
          "word": "tiyahin"
        },
        {
          "word": "ale"
        },
        {
          "word": "inain"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "nana"
        },
        {
          "word": "tsang"
        }
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        "form-of"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "36 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "young adult woman exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipino aunt"
      ],
      "id": "en-tita-tl-noun-RrbnYaHS",
      "links": [
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          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "adult",
          "adult"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "exhibit",
          "exhibit"
        ],
        [
          "stereotypical",
          "stereotypical"
        ],
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ],
        [
          "Filipino",
          "Filipino"
        ],
        [
          "aunt",
          "aunt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) young adult woman exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipino aunt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtita/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪iː.t̪ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ita"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tita"
}
{
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    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/ita",
    "Rhymes:Tagalog/ita/2 syllables",
    "Tagalog 2-syllable words",
    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Spanish",
    "Tagalog terms suffixed with -ita",
    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation",
    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries",
    "tl:Female family members"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "plantita"
    },
    {
      "word": "titahin"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "tita"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Spanish tita",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "tía",
        "3": "-ita",
        "nocat": "1",
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        "t1": "aunt"
      },
      "expansion": "tía (“aunt”) + -ita (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "thia"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin thia",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "θεία"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek θεία (theía)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "tiya",
        "3": "-ita"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, tiya + -ita",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Spanish tita, from tía (“aunt”) + -ita (diminutive suffix), from Late Latin thia, from Ancient Greek θεία (theía). By surface analysis, tiya + -ita.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜆᜒᜆ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "tita (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ti‧ta"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Tita"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "aunt; auntie",
          "word": "tito"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine of tito: aunt; auntie"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tito",
          "tito#Tagalog"
        ],
        [
          "aunt",
          "aunt"
        ],
        [
          "auntie",
          "auntie"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tiya"
        },
        {
          "word": "tiyang"
        },
        {
          "word": "tiyahin"
        },
        {
          "word": "ale"
        },
        {
          "word": "inain"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "nana"
        },
        {
          "word": "tsang"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tagalog slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "young adult woman exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipino aunt"
      ],
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          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "adult",
          "adult"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "exhibit",
          "exhibit"
        ],
        [
          "stereotypical",
          "stereotypical"
        ],
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ],
        [
          "Filipino",
          "Filipino"
        ],
        [
          "aunt",
          "aunt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) young adult woman exhibiting the stereotypical characteristics of a Filipino aunt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtita/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪iː.t̪ɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ita"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tita"
}

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