siyansi

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • siyensi
  • siyanse
  • siansi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 煎匙 (chian-sî).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧yan‧si
  • IPA(key): /sianˈsi/, [sɪ.jɐnˈsi]

Noun

siyansí

  1. frying spoon; spatula; flipper

References
  1. Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 54
  2. 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 141
  3. Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum, volume 1, Manila: University of Santo Tomás Archives, 1604, page 380/255/358
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