sinto-sinto

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • sintu-sinto — superseded, pre-2014
  • sintusinto, sintu sinto
  • sintosinto, sinto sinto

Etymology

Reduplication of sinto.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /sinˌto sinˈto/ [sɪn̪ˌt̪o sɪn̪ˈt̪o]
      • Rhymes: -o
    • IPA(key): /sinˌtoʔ sinˈtoʔ/ [sɪn̪ˌt̪oʔ sɪn̪ˈt̪oʔ]
      • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /sinˌto(ʔ) sinˈtoʔ/ [sɪn̪ˌt̪oː sɪn̪ˈt̪oʔ]
      • Rhymes: -oʔ
  • Syllabification: sin‧to-sin‧to

Adjective

sintó-sintó or sintô-sintô (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ) (medicine)

  1. mentally challenged; mentally lacking; mentally handicapped; intellectually disabled; imbecilic; mentally unsound; weak-minded
    Synonyms: kulang-kulang, sira-sira, medyo-medyo, uduudo

Derived terms

  • masinto-sinto
  • pagkasinto-sinto

See also

Further reading

  • “sinto-sinto”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “sintosinto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 129
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2297
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