Sayson

Cebuano

Etymology

From Hokkien, possibly either 司孫 / 司孙 (sai-sun, “grandson of a monk or priest, such as the father having been originally adopted”)[1] or 世孫 / 世孙 (sè-sun, “great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Sayson.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sajˈson/ [s̪ɐɪ̯ˈs̪on̪]
  • Hyphenation: Say‧son

Proper noun

Sayson (Badlit spelling ᜐᜌ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Hokkien, common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

References

  1. ^ 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “司孫”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎[1] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien, possibly either 司孫 / 司孙 (sai-sun, “grandson of a monk or priest, such as the father having been originally adopted”)[1] or 世孫 / 世孙 (sè-sun, “great-great-great-great-grandson (in a male lineage)”), via Spanish Sayson.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsajson/ [ˈsaɪ̯.son̪], /sajˈson/ [saɪ̯ˈson̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajson, -on
  • Syllabification: Say‧son

Proper noun

Sayson or Saysón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

See also

References

  1. ^ 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “司孫”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎[2] (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC

Further reading

  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “sai-kiáⁿ”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 407; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 407
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