intj
Meaning 1
Correct; that's right.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singlish, uncommon
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Standard Lemma guide
tio
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Singapore: [tjoʔ˨˩]
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Singapore, sentence-final: [tjoʔ˦˧] as an interjection
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
To get, receive, experience, suffer or be affected by.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singlish, invariable, transitive
Examples
- He tio virus
- She tio money
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verb
Meaning 4
To win a game, especially a game of chance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singlish, intransitive, invariable
Examples
- She play lottery and tio
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verb
Meaning 5
Used before a verb to indicate the passive voice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singlish, auxiliary, invariable, rare
Examples
- I tio banned
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 著 (tio̍h).
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Tío and Portuguese Tio, from tío (“uncle”) and tio (“uncle”). * Borrowed from Catalan Tió, a nickname from tió (“log, stump for burning”).