Sy

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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Sy

  1. (astronomy) Abbreviation of Seyfert galaxy., a type of AGN class of active galaxy.

Proper noun[edit]

Sy

  1. Alternative form of Si

Etymology 2[edit]

From Philippine Spanish Sy, from Philippine Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of See, Sze, Siy, and Shi.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Sy

  1. A Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]

Anagrams[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Sy

  1. a surname

Old English[edit]

Verb[edit]

sȳ

  1. singular present subjunctive of wesan

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish Sy, from Hokkien 施 (Si)[1] or 薛 (Sih). Doublet of Siy, See, Sze, and Shi. Compare Indonesian Sie.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Sy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum, kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, O.P., 1626-1642, page 310/288; republished as Lee, Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum, Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN
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