Sungsong

See also: sungsong

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Two proposed etymologies:

  • A reduplication of Hokkien 宋 (sòng), in relation to the Song dynasty.[1]
  • From sungsong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suŋsuŋ (“go against wind or current”). The attribution to China is presumably connected with sailing problems in reaching mainland China from the Philippines, according to Blust and Trussel (2010)[2].

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Sung‧song
  • IPA(key): /suŋˈsoŋ/, [sʊnˈsoŋ]

Proper noun

Sungsóng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (historical) China
    Synonym: Tsina

References
  1. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 341
  2. Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎
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