tsiminea

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • tsimenea
  • tsiminiya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chimenea, from Old Spanish chimenea, from older cheminea (via vowel metathesis), from Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃimiˈnea/ [t͡ʃɪ.mɪˈn̪ɛː.ɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsimiˈnea/ [t͡sɪ.mɪˈn̪ɛː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: tsi‧mi‧ne‧a

Noun

tsiminea (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜋᜒᜈᜒᜌ)

  1. chimney
    Synonyms: pausukan, paasuhan, asuhan, sakwako
  2. funnel (of a ship, etc.)
  3. fireplace

Further reading

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