sangke

See also: sàng-kè

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 三紀 / 三纪 (saⁿ-kí). Compare Kapampangan sangki. See also Malay cengkih.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saŋˈkeʔ/ [sɐŋˈkɛʔ]
  • Rhymes: -eʔ
  • Syllabification: sang‧ke

Noun

sangkê (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. Chinese anise; star anise (Illicium verum)

Derived terms

  • sangkeng-bundok

Further reading

  • “sangke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 139
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