sitse

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 四姊 (sì-chí / sì-ché) as per Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sitsé (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. term of address for the fourth eldest sister

   Synonym: sitseng

   Coordinate term: siko

Derived terms

• sitseng

 

Related terms

• ate
• ditse
• sanse

 

See also

• manang

 

Further reading

• Chu, Richard T. (2012) Chinese and Chinese Mestizos of Manila: Family, Identity, and Culture, 1860s-1930s‎^[1], page 187
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 54
• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “ché”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 30; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 30
• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “chí”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 38; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 38