sitse

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 四姊 (sì-chí / sì-ché) as per Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈt͡ʃe/ [sɪtˈt͡ʃɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /sitˈse/ [sɪt̪ˈsɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: sit‧se

Noun

sitsé (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. term of address for the fourth eldest sister
    Synonyms: (Nueva Ecija) sitseng, (Bulacan) ise, (Rizal) ite
    Coordinate term: siko

Derived terms

  • sitseng

See also

Further reading

  • Chu, Richard T. (2012) Chinese and Chinese Mestizos of Manila: Family, Identity, and Culture, 1860s-1930s[1], page 187
  • 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 54
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “ché”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 30; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 30
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “chí”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 38; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 38

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