sungki
Tagalog
Etymology
From Hokkien 伸齒 (chhun-khí, literally “protruding teeth”).[1]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sung‧ki
- IPA(key): /suŋˈkiʔ/, [sʊŋˈkiʔ]
Adjective
sungkî
- uneven; irregular (of the growth of teeth)
- Synonyms: ungos-ungos, di-pantay-pantay
Noun
sungkî
- acute-angled corner
- uneven or irregular growth of teeth
See also
- ungos
References
- 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 130