Tsinoy

Tagalog

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Tsinoy

Alternative forms

Chinoy

Etymology

Coined by Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran in the 1990's from a blend of Tsino +‎ Pinoy,^[1]^[2] first attested in their publication The Chinese in the Philippines: Problems and Perspectives, Volume 2. See also Indonesian chindo.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈnoj/ [t͡ʃɪˈn̪oɪ̯]
Rhymes: -oj
Syllabification: Tsi‧noy

Noun

Tsinóy (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

Chinese Filipino (Filipinos of Chinese descent)

Related terms

Adjective

Tsinóy (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

Chinese-Filipino; Filipino-Chinese (pertaining to Filipinos of Chinese descent)

References

^ Meah Ang See (2016) “The true stays true: Kaisa’s valued traditions”, in Tulay Fortnightly, Chinese-Filipino Digest‎^[1], volume 29, number 6, pages 16, 15
^ Sebastian Strangio (2020) In the Dragon's Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century‎^[2], Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 269

[1] Meah Ang See (2016) “The true stays true: Kaisa’s valued traditions”, in Tulay Fortnightly, Chinese-Filipino Digest‎^[1], volume 29, number 6, pages 16, 15

[2] Sebastian Strangio (2020) In the Dragon's Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century‎^[2], Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 269

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