birsin

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Scots[edit]

Verb[edit]

birsin

  1. present participle of birse

Noun[edit]

birsin (uncountable)

  1. bruising, crushing, pushing

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish virgen. Doublet of birhen, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

birsín (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. virgin
    Synonym: birhen
    Nananalangin ako kay Santa Mariya, birsing totoo.
    I pray to Saint Mary, the true virgin.

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Further reading[edit]

  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 219
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Genitality in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 58