Tsina

See also: tsina and tsinã

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃina/ [ˈt͡ʃiː.n̪ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsina/ [ˈt͡siː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: Tsi‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish China (“China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), possibly ultimately from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin).

Proper noun

Tsina (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ)

  1. China (a country in East Asia)
    Synonym: (historical) Sungsong
Coordinate terms
countries in Asia (Latin script): mga bansa sa Asya (appendix)edit
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish china (“Chinese woman”).

Noun

Tsina (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ)

  1. (literary) female equivalent of Tsino: female Chinese (person)
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