insi'

See also: insi, insí, and inși

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay inci, from English inch, from Middle English ynche, enche, from Old English ynce, borrowed from Latin uncia (“twelfth part”).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔinsiʔ/ [ʔɪn̪ˈsiʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: in‧si'

Noun

insi' (Sulat Sūg spelling اِنْسِئْ)

  1. inch (unit)
    In ista' halwan kiyabingitan namu' kabii ha pāyan imabut sin katluan tag pitu insi'.
    We caught a Snakehead fish (Channa striata) last night in the paddy field that reaches about thirty seven inches.
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