atsi

atsi

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿姊 (a-chí).

Noun

atsi

1. an elder sister
2. a respectful title or form of address for an older woman

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Rayón Zoque

Noun

atsi

1. older brother
2. uncle

References

• Harrison, Roy; B. de Harrison, Margaret; López Juárez, Francisco; Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 4

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• achi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿姊 (á-chí, “elder sister”). Doublet of ate.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: at‧si
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔat͡ʃi/, [ˈʔa.t͡ʃɪ]

Noun

atsi

1. (Chinese Filipino, colloquial) elder sister; big sister

   Synonym: ate

   Ano nga ulit sabi sa iyo ng atsi mo?

   What did your big sister tell you again?

2. (Chinese Filipino, colloquial) term of address for an elder sister

   Synonym: ate

   Ano nga ulit sabi sa iyo ni Atsi?

   What did Sister tell you again?

   • 2017, STRAWBERRY008, Hopeless Romantic Book 2, Mandaluyong: Summit Publishing Co., Inc., pages 145:

     Pagbaba ko, nakita kong nasa living room na si Justin. Nakaupo siya sa sofa at nakikipagkwentuhan kay Achi. Pinandilatan ko lang si Achi nang napatingin ito sa akin.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

3. (Chinese Filipino, colloquial, informal) term of address for a young female senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community)

   Atsi, paano po ba ito?

   Miss, how do I do this?

Coordinate terms

• (male): ahiya

Further reading

• “atsi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

Anagrams

• atis