Atsi

Tagalog

Etymology

See atsi.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: At‧si

IPA^(key): /ˈʔat͡ʃi/, [ˈʔa.t͡ʃɪ]

Noun

Atsi (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

(Chinese Filipino, colloquial) honorific used before the name of an eldest sister or elder sister or young female senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community): Sister; Miss
Atsi Jean ― Miss/Sister Jean

Coordinate terms

(of a man): Kuya, kuya; Ahiya, ahiya
(of a woman): Ate, ate
(genderless): Ka, kaka

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