singki

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 新客 (sin-kheh, “newcomer”). Compare Malay sengkek, Indonesian singkek.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /siŋˈkiʔ/, [sɪŋˈkiʔ]
  • Hyphenation: sing‧ki

Noun[edit]

singkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. greenhorn; beginner
    Synonym: baguhan
  2. a kind of children's game (similar to sintak)

Adjective[edit]

singkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. inexperienced; unskilled; amateurish
    Synonym: baguhan

Further reading[edit]

  • “singki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 133
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