Etymology
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Borrowed from Hokkien 新客 (sin-kheh, “newcomer”). Compare Malay sengkek, Indonesian singkek.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /siŋˈkiʔ/, [sɪŋˈkiʔ]
- Hyphenation: sing‧ki
singkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)
- greenhorn; beginner
- Synonym: baguhan
- a kind of children's game (similar to sintak)
Adjective
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singkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)
- inexperienced; unskilled; amateurish
- Synonym: baguhan
Further reading
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- “singki”, 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 133
