sungki

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 伸齒 / 伸齿 (chhun-khí, literally “protruding teeth”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suŋˈkiʔ/ [sʊŋˈkɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: sung‧ki

Adjective

sungkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. uneven; irregular (of the growth of teeth)
    Synonyms: sungki-sungki, ungos-ungos, di-pantay-pantay

Noun

sungkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. acute-angled corner
  2. uneven or irregular growth of teeth

See also

References

  1. ^ 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 130

Further reading

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

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