siyantung
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- shantung, syantung
Etymology
Borrowed from English shantung, from Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 山東／山东 (Shan¹-tung¹).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: si‧yan‧tung
- IPA(key): /siˈantuŋ/, [ˈʃan.tʊŋ]
Noun
siyantung
- shantung (a heavy fabric, with a rough surface, made from wild silk)
See also
- bimpo
- husi
- ising
- putong
References
- “siyantung”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 54