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kutsay

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài, “garlic chives”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kuˈt͡ʃaj/, [kʊˈt͡ʃaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: kut‧say

Noun edit

kutsáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)

  1. garlic chives; Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)

Further reading edit

  • “kutsay”, 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 136
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