Sisus
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See also: sisus
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from (c. 16th-18th century) Early Modern Spanish Jesús (“Jesus”). In Early Modern Spanish, Spanish ⟨j⟩ was pronounced /ʃ/; /ʃ/ became /s/ as common with other early borrowings (compare sabon, singkamas, sugal, sugarol, saro, and tasa). Doublet of Hesus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sisús (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜓᜐ᜔)
Usage notes[edit]
- This is found in early texts such as Doctrina Christiana.