tiyanak

Tagalog

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Etymology

Back-formation from patiyanak. Possibly related to Malay puntianak (“ghost of a mother who died at birth”). See also Baba Malay matianak and Indonesian kuntilanak.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈanak/ [ˈt͡ʃaː.n̪ɐk̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tiˈanak/ [ˈt̪jaː.n̪ɐk̚]
  • Rhymes: -anak
  • Syllabification: ti‧ya‧nak

Noun

tiyanak (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜈᜃ᜔) (folklore)

  1. tiyanak (vampiric creature in Philippine mythology taking the form of a baby that dies before being baptized)
    Synonym: patiyanak
    • 1970, Rolando E. Villacorte, Baliwag! then and now:
      Sinabi ng kanyang ina na siya'y iniligaw ng batang sinusundan niya na isang tiyanak pala at ang naging laban sa panliligaw ng tiyanak ay ang ginawa niyang pagbabaligtad ng damit nang wala naman sa kanyang loob. Mula nga noon ay ...
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    • 2000, Rey Edrozo De la Cruz, Mag Cruz Hatol, Tatlong manyika hanggang sa Pulburon: mga dula tungkol sa paglikha, pagkain at kahit anuman:
      MANGKUKULAM Sige, Tiyanak. TP/ANAK Peace, peace, peace ! Iminumungkahi ko na ang lahat ng tiyanak ay bigyan ng pagkakataong lumaki. (Magtatawanan.) TIYANAK Aba, noon pa e sanggol na kami, a. Huwag ninyong sabihin na ...
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Usage notes

  • In contemporary times, the one that becomes the creature was the spirit of the dead baby. However, according to Fr. San Buenaventura (1613), it was the mother who dies during childbirth instead.

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