Indotsina

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Indochina, after French Indochine.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔindoˈt͡ʃina/ [ʔɪn̪.d̪oˈt͡ʃiː.n̪ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔindoˈtsina/ [ʔɪn̪.d̪oˈt͡siː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: In‧do‧tsi‧na

Proper noun

Indotsina (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ)

  1. (dated) Indochina (a peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia)
  2. (historical) Indochina (a former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina)

See also

Further reading

  • “Indotsina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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