Mausisa

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog mausisa. Mostly found among ethnic Tagalog stock in Mindanao whose ancestors bearing the surname came mainly from Southern Tagalog during the late Spanish and early American colonial periods and postwar eras.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ma‧u‧si‧sa
• IPA^(key): /mawˈsisa/ [mɐʊ̯ˈs̪i.s̪ɐ]

Proper noun

Mausisa (Badlit spelling ᜋᜂᜐᜒᜐ)

1. a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated among people of ethnic Tagalog descent mostly in Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Davao Region and Caraga

Tagalog

Etymology

From mausisa (“pondering”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maʔuˈsisa/ [mɐ.ʔʊˈsiː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: Ma‧u‧si‧sa

Proper noun

Mausisa (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜂᜐᜒᜐ)

1. a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas