kasim
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- casim — Spanish-based spelling
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hokkien 胛心肉 (kah-sim-bah, “back portion of meat”, literally “shoulder blade heart meat”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkasim/ [ˈkaː.sɪm]
- Rhymes: -asim
- Syllabification: ka‧sim
Noun
kasim (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜒᜋ᜔)
See also
Etymology 2
Compare ngasim.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈsim/ [kɐˈsɪm]
- Rhymes: -im
- Syllabification: ka‧sim
Noun
kasím (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜒᜋ᜔)
References
- “kasim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 81
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 135
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 29