tía

nounpronounadjective

Hanoi [tiə˧˦]Huế [tiə˨˩˦]Saigon [tiə˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tíarisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

tía means father; dad.

Meanings of tía in English

Noun

Southern Vietnam father; dad ≈ bố ba cha thầy cậu bọ

Pronoun

Southern Vietnam you (used to refer to an older man)

Adjective

dated purple

Words with tía

đỏ mặt tía tai đỏ tía tía tô tía lia

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, tía could be written as 爺, 紫, 細, 𫄕. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Teochew 爹 (tia³³). Compare Khmer ទៀ (tiə), Thai เตี่ย (dtìia).

Frequently asked questions

What does tía mean in English?

tía (noun) means "father; dad".

How do you pronounce tía?

IPA: Hanoi [tiə˧˦]; Saigon [tiə˦˥]. Tones: tía — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.