tiyan

Cebuano

noun
Definitions
  • an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion; the stomach
  • the belly
  • a pork belly

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tian inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tian inherited from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*tiaN

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