Tsina
See also: tsina and tsinã
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Sina – obsolete
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Tsi‧na
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃina/, [ˈt͡ʃi.nɐ]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish China (“China”).
Proper noun
Tsina (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ)
- China (a country in East Asia)
- Synonym: (historical) Sungsong
Derived terms
- bunga de-tsina
Related terms
- tsinita
- tsinito
- Tsinoy
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish china (“Chinese woman”).
Noun
Tsina (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ)
- (literary) feminine of Tsino: female Chinese (person)
Related terms
- kamisa tsino
See also
- Intsik
- Tsekwa
Further reading
- “Tsina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 156: “China) Sina (pp). l. coſa de la china, tierra de los ſangleyes, ante pueſto [ſin caſo]”