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husi

See also: húsi and husí

English

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Noun

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husi (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of jusi

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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husi n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of hus

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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husi

  1. genitive singular of hus
  2. dative singular of hus
  3. locative singular of hus
  4. nominative plural of hus
  5. accusative plural of hus

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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husi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ)

  1. jusi (fabric woven from the mixture of abaca, pineapple, and silk fibers)

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Descendants

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  • → Spanish: jusi

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Adjective

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husi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ)

  1. made of jusi

References

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  1. ^ Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 171
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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

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  • “husi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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