siyoti
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- shoti
- sioti
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 小弟 (sió-tǐ, “younger brother; youngest brother”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈoti/ [ˈʃoː.t̪ɪ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˈoti/ [ˈsjoː.t̪ɪ]
- Rhymes: -oti
- Syllabification: si‧yo‧ti
Noun
siyoti (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜆᜒ) (Chinese Filipino, colloquial)
- younger brother
- Coordinate term: (female) siyobe