yasuwi

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien (iá súi, very pretty), though Zorc (1993) attributes the word to be from Japanese (やす) (yasui, easy), while Potet (2016) attributes the word to be from Japanese (あつ​) (atsu​i, hot), which he remarks is a substitute (calque) for English hot.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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yasuwi (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜐᜓᜏᜒ) (slang)

  1. beautiful; good-looking; hot; sexually attractive (of a woman)

See also

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Further reading

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  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 160
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 344