sinsin

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sәnsə́n (“to compress, to put close together”). Compare Ilocano sensen and Cebuano sunson.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sinˈsin/ [sɪn̪ˈsɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: sin‧sin

Noun

sinsín (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

1. condition of being set, placed, or arranged close together (of weaves, etc.)

   Synonyms: limit, kalimitan, pagkamilimit

2. density; thickness (of the growth of plants)

Derived terms

• kasinsinan
• masinsin
• masinsinan
• sasiksin
• sasiksinin
• siksin
• sinsinan
• sinsinin

Further reading

• “sinsin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sensén”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• nisnis