siyoktong

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • siyuktong
  • sihuktong

Etymology

From Hokkien 宿福堂 (Siok-hok-tông), romanized on labels as "SIOK HOC TONG", a genericized trademark brand of herbal wine sold by Destileria Limtuaco in the late 1800s in Manila. Compare Pangasinan sioktong.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧yok‧tong
  • IPA(key): /siokˈtoŋ/, [sɪ.jokˈtoŋ]

Noun

siyoktóng

  1. rice wine
    Synonym: alak sa bigas

References
  • “siyoktong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, pages 55 & 53
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 139
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