gintsam

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien, either:

• From 銀鏨／银錾 (gîn-chām) according to Chan-Yap (1980)
• From 金 (kim, “gold”) + 攕 (chhiám) with the latter defined as “to chisel, perforate; pincher” according to Manuel (1948)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡint͡ʃam/ [ˈɡin̪.t͡ʃɐm], /ɡinˈt͡ʃam/ [ɡɪn̪ˈt͡ʃam]
• Rhymes: -int͡ʃam, -am
• Syllabification: gin‧tsam

Noun

gintsam or gintsám (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔) (metalworking, metallurgy)

1. chisel used by goldsmiths for cutting large pieces or bars of gold

See also

• ginto
• sinsel

 

Further reading

• “gintsam” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “gintsam”, 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 143
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, pages 20-21

Anagrams

• matsing