Wiktionary

Insik

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”)[1][2][3][4] or 𪜶叔 (in chek, literally “his/her/their uncle”). Compare with Tagalog Intsik, Malay encik, Indonesian encek, Thai เจ๊ก (jék).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: In‧sík
  • IPA(key): /ʔɪnˈsik/

Proper noun

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Insik

  1. the Chinese people, language, or culture
  2. (informal, potentially offensive) a nickname for someone who looks Chinese (see usage notes)

Usage notes

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Adjective

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Insik

  1. (informal) Chinese
    Synonym: Tsekwa

Usage notes

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  • May be seen sometimes as a provocative or derogatory ethnic slur from its crude or pejorative connotations in the past.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum‎[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish, Hokkien, and Classical Mandarin), kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, 1626-1642, page 170/151 & 522/497; republished as Lee, Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum‎[2], Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN
  2. ^ “紀念“宿務無名氏（引叔）”施維鵬 2018-2019年度校長、教師昨舉行頒獎典禮”, in 菲律賓商報 Chinese Commercial News‎[3], Binondo, Manila, 2019 March 10
  3. ^ “中正學院培幼園 三位教師獲僑委會獎”, in CKS College News‎[4], Tondo, Manila, 2021 October 26
  4. ^ “宿霧施維鵬 仙逝”, in 世界臨濮施氏宗親總會, 彰化縣鹿港鎮復興路, (Can we date this quote?)

Further reading

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  • John U. Wolff (1972) A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[5]

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Insík (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of Intsik

Noun

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Insík (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of Intsik

Adjective

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Insík (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of Intsik
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