husi
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husi (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of jusi
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husi n
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husi
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Etymology edit
Ultimately from Hokkien, possibly from:[1]
- 富紗／富纱 (hù se, literally “rich yarn”) or 富絲／富丝 (hù si, literally “rich silk”), according to Chan-Yap (1980)[2]
- 互紗／互纱 (hō͘ se, literally “intertwining yarn”), according to Manuel (1948)[3]
Compare English jusi, Bikol Central husi, Cebuano husi, and Hiligaynon husi.
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Noun edit
husi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ)
- jusi (fabric woven from the mixture of abaca, pineapple, and silk fibers)
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- → Spanish: jusi
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husi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ)
References edit
- ^ Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 171
- ^ 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 130
- ^ 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, page 26
Further reading edit
- “husi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018