siyantung

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English shantung, from Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 山東／山东 (Shan¹-tung¹).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧yan‧tung
  • IPA(key): /siˈantuŋ/, [ˈʃan.tʊŋ]

Noun

siyantung

  1. shantung (a heavy fabric, with a rough surface, made from wild silk)

See also

References
  • “siyantung”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 54
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