kasingkasing

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *kasiŋkasiŋ. Cognate with Hiligaynon kasingkasing.

  • Sense of being the organ of emotion is a semantic loan from Spanish corazón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkasiŋˈkasiŋ/ [ˌka.s̪ɪŋˈka.s̪ɪŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧sing‧ka‧sing

Noun

kásingkásing (Badlit spelling ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) heart
    Synonym: korason

Derived terms

Higaonon

Noun

kasingkasing

  1. heart

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *kasiŋkasiŋ. Akin to Cebuano kasingkasing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkasiŋˈkasiŋ/ [ˌka.siŋˈka.siŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧sing‧ka‧sing

Noun

kásingkásing

  1. heart
    Synonym: tagiposoon