sitse

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 四姊 (sì-ché).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sit‧se
  • IPA(key): /siˈt͡ʃe/, [sɪˈt͡ʃɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

sitsé (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. appellation for fourth elder sister
    Synonym: sitseng
    Coordinate term: siko

Derived terms

  • sitseng

See also

Further reading

  • Chu, Richard T. (2012) Chinese and Chinese Mestizos of Manila: Family, Identity, and Culture, 1860s-1930s, page 187
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1899), “ché”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, London: Presbyterian Church of England, page 30
  • Douglas, Carstairs (1899), “chí”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, London: Presbyterian Church of England, page 38
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