siaw

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare Hokkien 痟 (siáu, “crazy”), 孽潲 (gia̍t-siâu, “naughty; mischievous”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧aw

Adjective

siaw

  1. cheeky; mischievous; troublesome; badly behaved
  2. bantering

Adverb

siaw

  1. cheekily; in a cheeky or impudent manner; mischievously
  2. in a bantering manner; banteringly

Noun

siaw

  1. bantering

Maguindanao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

Numeral

siaw

  1. nine
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