samsuy

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 棕蓑 (chang-sui).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: sam‧suy
  • IPA(key): /ˈsamsui/, [ˈs̪am.s̪ʊɪ]

Noun[edit]

samsuy (Badlit spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜐᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. raincoat with hood woven from palm fiber (covering the entire head and back, worn as a protection against rain)

References[edit]

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press