Usage Note
Tiyad describes the act of walking on tiptoe, typically to move quietly or to reach something high. It is used in both literal and playful contexts — a child tiptoeing to raid the cookie jar, or an adult moving silently so as not to wake a sleeping baby.
Examples
" Tumiyad ako para abutin ang libro. "
Natural Translation
I tiptoed to reach the book.
Literal Translation
Tiptoed I to reach the book.
" Naglakad siyang tiyad palabas ng kwarto. "
Natural Translation
He/She walked tiptoeing out of the room.
Literal Translation
Walked he/she tiptoeing out of room.
" Tumiyad ang bata papasok sa kwarto upang hindi magising ang natutulog niyang kapatid. "
Natural Translation
The child tiptoed into the room so that his sleeping sibling would not wake up.
Literal Translation
Tiptoed the child entering the room so-that not wake the sleeping his sibling.
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