sinsin

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sәnsə́n (“to compress, to put close together”). Compare Ilocano sensen and Cebuano sunson.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sinˈsin/ [sɪn̪ˈsɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: sin‧sin

Noun

sinsín (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. condition of being set, placed, or arranged close together (of weaves, etc.)
    Synonyms: limit, kalimitan, pagkamilimit
  2. density; thickness (of the growth of plants)

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Further reading

  • “sinsin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sensén”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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