sangke

See also: sàng-kè

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sangki
• sanke — obsolete
• sanki — obsolete
• sangcqui — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 三紀／三纪 (saⁿ-kí). Compare Kapampangan sangki. See also Malay cengkih.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saŋˈkeʔ/ [sɐŋˈkɛʔ]
• Rhymes: -eʔ
• Syllabification: sang‧ke

Noun

sangkê (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. Chinese anise; star anise (Illicium verum)

Derived terms

• sangkeng-bundok

 

Further reading

• “sangke”, 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 139