atsi
Kapampangan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿姊 (a-chí).
Noun edit
atsi
Rayón Zoque edit
Noun edit
atsi
References edit
- Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 4
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿姊 (á-chí, “elder sister”). Doublet of ate.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔat͡ʃi/, [ˈʔa.t͡ʃɪ]
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃi
- Syllabification: at‧si
Noun edit
atsi (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ) (Chinese Filipino, colloquial)
- elder sister; big sister
- Synonym: ate
- Ano nga ulit sabi sa iyo ng atsi mo?
- What did your big sister tell you again?
- term of address for an elder sister
- Synonym: ate
- Ano nga ulit sabi sa iyo ni Atsi?
- What did Sister tell you again?
- 2017, STRAWBERRY008, Hopeless Romantic Book 2, Mandaluyong: Summit Publishing Co., Inc., page 145:
- Pagbaba ko, nakita kong nasa living room na si Justin. Nakaupo siya sa sofa at nakikipagkwentuhan kay Achi. Pinandilatan ko lang si Achi nang napatingin ito sa akin.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (informal) term of address for a young female senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community)
- Atsi, paano po ba ito?
- Miss, how do I do this?
Coordinate terms edit
- (male): ahiya
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “atsi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018