betsin
Tagalog
Etymology
From an English genericized trademark of Tien Chun Ve-Tsin food company and/or its particular Chinese reading in Hokkien 味精 (bī-cheng).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bet‧sin
- IPA(key): /ˈbet͡ʃin/, [ˈbɛ.t͡ʃɪn]
Further reading
- “betsin”, 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 18
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