tinu

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtinu/ [ˈt̪i.nu]
• Rhymes: -inu
• Syllabification: ti‧nu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Alternative forms

• tino (Central, dialectal)

Noun

tinu m (uncountable)

1. steadiness (in one's hand)
2. (by extension) ability
3. finger sensibility

   Tengo les manes tan fríes que perdí’l tinu ― My hands are so cold they went numb [lit. "they lost the sensibility"]

4. good judgement

Derived terms

• atinar

Etymology 2

Masculinization of tina.

Noun

tinu m (plural tinos)

1. barrel

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “tinu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “tinu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tənun, from Proto-Austronesian *tənun (“to weave”).

Verb

tinu

1. to weave