Sangley

English

Sangleys, as described in 1590 in the Boxer Codex

Alternative forms

sangley
Sanglay
sanglay

Etymology

From Spanish Sangley, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly from:

常來 (siâng lâi, literally “frequently comes”), as labeled in the Boxer Codex (1590), from which Mandarin 常來人 (chángláirén) referring to Sangleys originates.
生理 (seng-lí, “business; livelihood”), according to Go (2014-2015).
商旅 (siang-lí, “travelling merchant”), according to Hofileña (2011), which Go (2014-2015) considers to be "a rather literal term uncommon among early Chinese in the Philippines".
送來 (sàng lâi, literally “sent over”) or 生理人來 (seng-lí-lâng lâi, literally “businessman comes”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).

Noun

Sangley (plural Sangleys or Sangleyes)

(Philippines, historical) person of pure Chinese ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines)
- 1905, United States Bureau of the Census, Census of the Phillipine Islands, 1903, page 483:
  There were also in this city certain Sangleyes who had settled down there to sell their merchandise, so that they remained there from one year to another.
- 1907, Emma Helen Blair, The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, →ISBN, page 136:
  They retired to the river of Tan-Chuy, with a prize which they made there, a small champan from China, which came from that kingdom to Hermosa Island to carry supplies and merchandise; in it was traveling a religious of St. Dominic, in the garb of a Sangley.
- 1947, Edwin Wolf, Doctrina Christiana: the First Book Printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593, →ISBN:
  What arouses my wonder most is, that when I arrived no Sangley knew how to paint anything; but now they have so perfected themselves in this art that they have produced marvelous works with both the brush and the chisel....

Anagrams

Ganleys

Spanish

Alternative forms

sangley, Sanglay, sanglay, xiang-lay

Etymology

From Hokkien, possibly from:

常來 (siâng lâi, literally “frequently comes”), as labeled in the Boxer Codex (1590), from which Mandarin 常來人 (chángláirén) referring to Sangleys originates.
生理 (seng-lí, “business; livelihood”), according to Go (2014-2015).
商旅 (siang-lí, “travelling merchant”), according to Hofileña (2011), which Go (2014-2015) considers to be "a rather literal term uncommon among early Chinese in the Philippines".
送來 (sàng lâi, literally “sent over”) or 生理人來 (seng-lí-lâng lâi, literally “businessman comes”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).

According to Quilis et al. (1997), Wenceslao Retana (1921) commented before (sic):[1]

"(del chino xiang-lay, mercader.) adj. Nombre que en lo antiguo se dio en Filipinas a los mercaderes chinos, y que luego se hizo genérico de los de esta raza residentes en aquellas islas"

Noun

Sangley m (plural Sangleyes)

(Philippines, historical) person of pure Chinese ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines)

References

Quilis, Antonio; Casado-Fresnillo, Celia; Quilis-Sanz, María José (1997) Los filipinismos y otras palabras de Filipinas contenidas en el «Diccionario» de la Academia‎, Boletín de la Real Academia Española, page 45

Tagalog

Alternative forms

sangley

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Sangley, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly from:

常來 (siâng lâi, literally “frequently comes”), as labeled in the Boxer Codex (1590), from which Mandarin 常來人 (chángláirén) referring to Sangleys originates.
生理 (seng-lí, “business; livelihood”), according to Go (2014-2015).[1]
商旅 (siang-lí, “travelling merchant”), according to Hofileña (2011),[2] which Go (2014-2015) considers to be "a rather literal term uncommon among early Chinese in the Philippines".
送來 (sàng lâi, literally “sent over”) or 生理人來 (seng-lí-lâng lâi, literally “businessman comes”), according to Chan-Yap (1980). [3]

Doublet of Sanglay.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Sang‧ley

IPA^(key): /saŋˈlej/, [sɐŋˈleɪ̯]

Noun

Sangléy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜎᜒᜌ᜔)

(historical) person of pure Chinese ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines)
Alternative form of Sanglay

References

Go, Bon Juan (December 23, 2014 – January 19, 2015), “Gems of History: Sangley”, in Tulay Fortnightly: Chinese-Filipino Digest, volume XXVII, issue 14, Manila: Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Inc., ISSN 0116-6689, pages 5-6
Hofileña, Saul (2011), “Sangley Point and the former U.S. Navy Yard in Cavite City”, in Under the Stacks, Manila, →ISBN
Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 132

[1] Quilis, Antonio; Casado-Fresnillo, Celia; Quilis-Sanz, María José (1997) Los filipinismos y otras palabras de Filipinas contenidas en el «Diccionario» de la Academia‎, Boletín de la Real Academia Española, page 45

[Go-2] Go, Bon Juan (December 23, 2014 – January 19, 2015), “Gems of History: Sangley”, in Tulay Fortnightly: Chinese-Filipino Digest, volume XXVII, issue 14, Manila: Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Inc., ISSN 0116-6689, pages 5-6

[Hofileña-3] Hofileña, Saul (2011), “Sangley Point and the former U.S. Navy Yard in Cavite City”, in Under the Stacks, Manila, →ISBN

[Chan-Yap-4] Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 132

单词	Sangley
释义	Sangley English Sangleys, as described in 1590 in the Boxer Codex Alternative forms sangley Sanglay sanglay Etymology From Spanish Sangley, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly from: 常來 (siâng lâi, literally “frequently comes”), as labeled in the Boxer Codex (1590), from which Mandarin 常來人 (chángláirén) referring to Sangleys originates. 生理 (seng-lí, “business; livelihood”), according to Go (2014-2015). 商旅 (siang-lí, “travelling merchant”), according to Hofileña (2011), which Go (2014-2015) considers to be "a rather literal term uncommon among early Chinese in the Philippines". 送來 (sàng lâi, literally “sent over”) or 生理人來 (seng-lí-lâng lâi, literally “businessman comes”), according to Chan-Yap (1980). Noun Sangley (plural Sangleys or Sangleyes) (Philippines, historical) person of pure Chinese ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines) 1905, United States Bureau of the Census, Census of the Phillipine Islands, 1903, page 483: There were also in this city certain Sangleyes who had settled down there to sell their merchandise, so that they remained there from one year to another. 1907, Emma Helen Blair, The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, →ISBN, page 136: They retired to the river of Tan-Chuy, with a prize which they made there, a small champan from China, which came from that kingdom to Hermosa Island to carry supplies and merchandise; in it was traveling a religious of St. Dominic, in the garb of a Sangley. 1947, Edwin Wolf, Doctrina Christiana: the First Book Printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593, →ISBN: What arouses my wonder most is, that when I arrived no Sangley knew how to paint anything; but now they have so perfected themselves in this art that they have produced marvelous works with both the brush and the chisel.... Anagrams Ganleys Spanish Alternative forms sangley, Sanglay, sanglay, xiang-lay Etymology From Hokkien, possibly from: 常來 (siâng lâi, literally “frequently comes”), as labeled in the Boxer Codex (1590), from which Mandarin 常來人 (chángláirén) referring to Sangleys originates. 生理 (seng-lí, “business; livelihood”), according to Go (2014-2015). 商旅 (siang-lí, “travelling merchant”), according to Hofileña (2011), which Go (2014-2015) considers to be "a rather literal term uncommon among early Chinese in the Philippines". 送來 (sàng lâi, literally “sent over”) or 生理人來 (seng-lí-lâng lâi, literally “businessman comes”), according to Chan-Yap (1980). According to Quilis et al. (1997), Wenceslao Retana (1921) commented before (sic):[1] "(del chino xiang-lay, mercader.) adj. Nombre que en lo antiguo se dio en Filipinas a los mercaderes chinos, y que luego se hizo genérico de los de esta raza residentes en aquellas islas" Noun Sangley m (plural Sangleyes) (Philippines, historical) person of pure Chinese ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines) References Quilis, Antonio; Casado-Fresnillo, Celia; Quilis-Sanz, María José (1997) Los filipinismos y otras palabras de Filipinas contenidas en el «Diccionario» de la Academia‎, Boletín de la Real Academia Española, page 45 Tagalog Alternative forms sangley Etymology Borrowed from Spanish Sangley, ultimately from Hokkien, possibly from: 常來 (siâng lâi, literally “frequently comes”), as labeled in the Boxer Codex (1590), from which Mandarin 常來人 (chángláirén) referring to Sangleys originates. 生理 (seng-lí, “business; livelihood”), according to Go (2014-2015).[1] 商旅 (siang-lí, “travelling merchant”), according to Hofileña (2011),[2] which Go (2014-2015) considers to be "a rather literal term uncommon among early Chinese in the Philippines". 送來 (sàng lâi, literally “sent over”) or 生理人來 (seng-lí-lâng lâi, literally “businessman comes”), according to Chan-Yap (1980). [3] Doublet of Sanglay. Pronunciation Hyphenation: Sang‧ley IPA^(key): /saŋˈlej/, [sɐŋˈleɪ̯] Noun Sangléy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜎᜒᜌ᜔) (historical) person of pure Chinese ancestry (especially during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines) Alternative form of Sanglay See also langlang Tsino References Go, Bon Juan (December 23, 2014 – January 19, 2015), “Gems of History: Sangley”, in Tulay Fortnightly: Chinese-Filipino Digest, volume XXVII, issue 14, Manila: Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Inc., ISSN 0116-6689, pages 5-6 Hofileña, Saul (2011), “Sangley Point and the former U.S. Navy Yard in Cavite City”, in Under the Stacks, Manila, →ISBN Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 132
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Sangley

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