insi'

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay inci, from English inch, from Middle English ynche, enche, from Old English ynce, borrowed from Latin uncia (“twelfth part”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tausūg) IPA^(key): /ʔinsiʔ/ [ʔɪn̪ˈsiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: in‧si'

Noun

insi' (Jawi spelling ئنْسِئْ)

1. inch (unit)

   In ista' halwan kiyabingitan namu' kabii ha pāyan imabut sin katluan tag pitu insi'.

   We caught a Snakehead fish (Channa striata) last night in the paddy field that reaches about thirty seven inches.