Tiociu

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A form of Teochew — A person of Chaoshan heritage.

OriginIndonesian Tiociu ← Teochew 潮州 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Teochew.

    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.

    1984, NUSA: Linguistic Studies in Indonesian and Languages in Indonesia, volume 19, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21, column 1

Origin

  1. Teochew潮州
  2. IndonesianTiociu
  3. EnglishTiociu

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

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APA

Tiociu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiociu

MLA

“Tiociu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiociu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tiociu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tiociu.

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