kinsi-kinsi
See also: kinsikinsi
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
edit- cqinsicqinsi, quinsiquinsi — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- quinci-quinci — archaic, Quezon, Spanish-based orthography
- kinsikinsi
Etymology
editCompare Ilocano kinsi-kinsi.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kinˌsi kinˈsi/ [kɪn̪ˌsi xɪn̪ˈsi]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: kin‧si-kin‧si
Noun
editkinsí-kinsí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- balustrade; railing; banister; lattice railing
- Synonyms: barandilya, sala-sala, sala, gabay
- baluster
- spoke (of a wheel)
- Synonym: rayos
Further reading
edit- “kinsi-kinsi” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “kinsikinsi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 593: “Varandillas) Cqinſicqinſi (pc) de ſilla o popa de navio vde otra parte”