titi
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiːtiː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːti
Etymology 1
Noun
titi (plural titis)
- Any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.
Derived terms
Further reading
- titi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Callicebinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Callicebus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Maori.
Noun
titi (plural titis)
Etymology 3
Noun
titi (plural titis)
- A tree of the southern United States (Cliftonia monophylla) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes.
- Any tree of the related genus Cyrilla.
Synonyms
- (Cliftonia monophylla): black titi, buckwheat tree, ironwood
- (tree of genus Cyrilla): white titi
Agutaynen
Noun
titi
Amis
Noun
titi
References
“Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis][1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021
Aymara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /titi/
Noun
titi
References
Balinese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.ti/
- Rhymes: -iti
- Hyphenation: ti‧ti
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taytay, from Proto-Austronesian *taytay.
Noun
titi (Balinese script ᬢᬶᬢᬶ)
- bridge, a wooden plank
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old Javanese tithi, from Sanskrit तिथि (tithi).
Noun
titi (Balinese script ᬢᬶᬣᬶ)
- tithi: the lunar date based on the Hindu calendar. There are 30 tithis in each lunar month. Tithis begin at varying times of a solar day and vary in duration from approximately 19 to 26 hours
Further reading
- “titi” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
Bislama
Noun
titi
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Compare didi.
Noun
titi
- (childish) a baby bottle
Verb
titi
Etymology 2
Compare tito.
Noun
titi
Etymology 3
Undetermined.
Verb
titi
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.ti/
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
titi m (plural titis)
- (colloquial) street urchin
Etymology 2
Borrowed from a Tupian language.
Noun
titi m (plural titis)
- titi (New World monkey)
Further reading
- “titi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Guaraní
Pronunciation
Noun
titi
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Yoruba títì (“street”), from English street.
Pronunciation
Noun
tītī̀ m (plural tītunā̀, possessed form tītìn)
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈti.ti/
- Rhymes: -ti
- Hyphenation: ti‧ti
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay titi (“wooden bridge”), from Proto-Malayic *titi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taytay, from Proto-Austronesian *taytay.
Verb
titi (active meniti, passive dititi)
- (only conjugated with "meng-", intransitive) to walk on small bridge
- (only conjugated with "meng-", intransitive) to walk on small or tight way
- (transitive) to live (to spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually)
- Synonym: jalani
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Semantic loan from Javanese ꦠꦶꦠꦶ (titi, “careful, scrupulous, precise”), ultimately from Old Javanese titi (“arrangement, plan”)
- Old Javanese tata-titi (“arrangement, plan”), tatā (“arrangement; rule”), from Sanskrit तथा (tathā, “in that manner”).
- from back-formation of Old Javanese nīti (“tactful, prudent, wise”), from Sanskrit नीति (nīti, “leading; behavior; policy, ethics”). Compare to Javanese ꦤꦶꦠꦶ (niti, “to examine; wise conduct, good policy”)
Adjective
titi
- (dialectal) synonym of teliti (“thorough; conscientious”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “titi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtiti/, [ˈtʲitʲi]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtiti/, [ˈtid̥i]
- Rhymes: -iti
- Hyphenation: ti‧ti
Noun
titi
Declension
Declension of titi (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | titi | titit |
genitive | titin | tittiin, titilöin |
partitive | tittiä | titijä, titilöjä |
illative | tittii | tittii, titilöihe |
inessive | titis | titiis, titilöis |
elative | titist | titiist, titilöist |
allative | titille | titiille, titilöille |
adessive | titil | titiil, titilöil |
ablative | titilt | titiilt, titilöilt |
translative | titiks | titiiks, titilöiks |
essive | titinnä, tittiin | titiinnä, titilöinnä, tittiin, titilöin |
exessive1) | titint | titiint, titilöint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtiti/, [ˈtʲitʲi]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtiti/, [ˈtid̥i]
- Rhymes: -iti
- Hyphenation: ti‧ti
Noun
titi
- synonym of silmäterä
Declension
Declension of titi (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | titi | titit |
genitive | titin | tittiin, titilöin |
partitive | tittiä | titijä, titilöjä |
illative | tittii | tittii, titilöihe |
inessive | titis | titiis, titilöis |
elative | titist | titiist, titilöist |
allative | titille | titiille, titilöille |
adessive | titil | titiil, titilöil |
ablative | titilt | titiilt, titilöilt |
translative | titiks | titiiks, titilöiks |
essive | titinnä, tittiin | titiinnä, titilöinnä, tittiin, titilöin |
exessive1) | titint | titiint, titilöint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 584
Javanese
Romanization
titi
- romanization of ꦠꦶꦠꦶ
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiti/ [ˈtiː.ti̞]
- Rhymes: -iti
- Syllabification: ti‧ti
Noun
títi
Derived terms
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “títi”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)[2], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 473
- Allen, Larry (2021) “títi”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
Kapampangan
Noun
titi
Krio
Etymology
Possibly from Vai [script needed] (titi, “name given to a girl whose name is not yet known”), but see also Scottish English titty (“sister, girl”), Yoruba títí.[1]
Noun
tìtí
References
- ^ Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 369
Lindu
Noun
titi
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *titi (compare Indonesian titi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taytay, from Proto-Austronesian *taytay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /titi/
- Rhymes: -iti, -ti, -i
Noun
titi (Jawi spelling تيتي, plural titi-titi)
- bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
Synonyms
Descendants
- Indonesian: titi
Further reading
- “titi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mapudungun
Noun
titi (Raguileo spelling)
- lead (metal)
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taytay, from Proto-Austronesian *taytay.
Noun
titi
Etymology 2
Unknown
- from back-formation of Old Javanese nīti (“tactful, prudent, wise”), from Sanskrit नीति (nīti, “leading; behavior; policy, ethics”). Compare to Javanese ꦤꦶꦠꦶ (niti, “to examine; wise conduct, good policy”).
- Old Javanese tata-titi (“arrangement, plan”), tatā (“arrangement; rule”), from Sanskrit तथा (tathā, “in that manner”).
Noun
titi
Derived terms
- tata-titi
Descendants
Further reading
- "titi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Quechua
Adjective
titi
See also
yuraq | uqi | titi, yana |
puka; panti | killmu, willapi, aruma (see also: q'illu); allqa, ch'umpi |
q'illu |
q'umir, waylla | ||
qhusi | uqi | anqas |
panti | panti; kulli, sañi, |
Noun
titi
Usage notes
Not to be confused with thiti.
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | titi | titikuna |
accusative | titita | titikunata |
dative | titiman | titikunaman |
genitive | titip | titikunap |
locative | titipi | titikunapi |
terminative | titikama | titikunakama |
ablative | titimanta | titikunamanta |
instrumental | titiwan | titikunawan |
comitative | titintin | titikunantin |
abessive | titinnaq | titikunannaq |
comparative | titihina | titikunahina |
causative | titirayku | titikunarayku |
benefactive | titipaq | titikunapaq |
associative | titipura | titikunapura |
distributive | titinka | titikunanka |
exclusive | titilla | titikunalla |
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Sakizaya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.ˈti/, [ti.ˈti]
Noun
titi
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiti/ [ˈt̪i.t̪i]
- Rhymes: -iti
- Syllabification: ti‧ti
Noun
titi f (plural titis)
Further reading
- “titi”, 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
Swahili
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
titi class V (plural matiti class VI)
Tabaru
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈti.ti]
Noun
titi
- a pig
References
- Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Compare Indonesian titit (“penis”), Cebuano tintin (“penis”), Sundanese titit, and Hokkien 弟弟 (tî-tî, “penis”).
Alternative forms
- tite — colloquial
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtitiʔ/ [ˈt̪iː.t̪ɪʔ], (colloquial) /ˈtiteʔ/ [ˈt̪iː.t̪ɛʔ]
- Rhymes: -itiʔ
- Syllabification: ti‧ti
Noun
titì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜒ) (anatomy, originally childish)
- penis
- Synonyms: uten, (vulgar) burat, (slang) bebot, (childish) pututoy, (slang) tarugo, (slang, euphemistic) ibon, (slang, euphemistic) saging, (slang, euphemistic) talong, (slang, euphemistic) junjun, (slang) nota, (slang, dated) toro, (euphemistic) pagkalalaki, (euphemistic) kalalakinan, (euphemistic) kinalalakinan
Derived terms
- etits
Etymology 2
Compare Hiligaynon titi (“to drain completely”). See also Hokkien 滴 (tih, “drip; drop of liquid”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /tiˈtiʔ/ [t̪ɪˈt̪ɪʔ] (adjective)
- Rhymes: -iʔ
- IPA(key): /ˈtitiʔ/ [ˈt̪iː.t̪ɪʔ] (noun)
- Rhymes: -itiʔ
- IPA(key): /tiˈtiʔ/ [t̪ɪˈt̪ɪʔ] (adjective)
- Syllabification: ti‧ti
Adjective
titî (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜒ)
Noun
titì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜒ)
- act or manner of allowing to drip continuously (in order to drain or empty liquid in something)
See also
Etymology 3
Compare Cebuano titi (“baby bottle”), Hiligaynon titi (“nipple; feeding bottle”), and Malay tetek (“breast; breastfeeding”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtiti/ [ˈt̪iː.t̪ɪ]
- Rhymes: -iti
- Syllabification: ti‧ti
Noun
titi (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜆᜒ)
Ternate
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈti.ti]
Noun
titi
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈti.ti]
Verb
titi
- (transitive) to carry
Conjugation
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
inclusive | exclusive | |||
1st person | totiti | fotiti | mititi | |
2nd person | notiti | nititi | ||
3rd person |
masculine | otiti | ititi yotiti (archaic) | |
feminine | motiti | |||
neuter | ititi |
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tí.tí/
Adverb
títí
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tí.tì/
Noun
títì
Descendants
- → Hausa: tītī̀