kintsay

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 芹菜 (khîn-chhài, “celery”).

Noun[edit]

kintsay

  1. Chinese celery

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 芹菜 (khîn-chhài, “celery”).

Noun[edit]

kintsay

  1. Chinese celery

Sambali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 芹菜 (khîn-chhài, “celery”).

Noun[edit]

kintsay

  1. Chinese celery

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hokkien 芹菜 (khîn-chhài, “celery”). Compare English kinchay.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kinˈt͡ʃaj/, [kɪnˈt͡ʃaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: kin‧tsay

Noun[edit]

kintsáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)

  1. Chinese celery ("varieties of Apium graveolens")

Further reading[edit]

  • “kintsay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 136
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