Sitchon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Sitchon, from Hokkien  / (chhit-sun).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈt͡ʃon/ [sɪtˈt͡ʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /sitˈson/ [sɪt̪ˈson̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: Sit‧chon

Proper noun

Sitchón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry
  • Sichon

See also