tsinito

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinito.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsiˈnito/ [t̪s̪ɪˈn̪i.t̪o]
  • Hyphenation: tsi‧ni‧to

Noun

tsinito (feminine tsinita, Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. young Chinese boy
  2. young boy with Chinese features (especially with slanted or narrow eyes)

Adjective

tsinito (feminine tsinita, Badlit spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. having eyes that are narrow and slanted; slant-eyed

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • Tsinito

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chinito. By surface analysis, Tsino +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈnito/ [t͡ʃɪˈn̪iː.t̪o]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsiˈnito/ [t͡sɪˈn̪iː.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: tsi‧ni‧to

Noun

tsinito (feminine tsinita, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. young Chinese boy
  2. young boy with Chinese features (especially with slanted or narrow eyes)

Adjective

tsinito (feminine tsinita, Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. with Chinese features (of a person, especially with slanted or narrow eyes)

See also