singki
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hokkien 新客 (sin-kheh, “newcomer”). Compare Malay sengkek, Indonesian singkek, and Javanese ꦱꦶꦁꦏꦺꦏ꧀ (singkék).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siŋˈkiʔ/ [sɪŋˈkiʔ]
- Rhymes: -iʔ
- Syllabification: sing‧ki
Noun
editsingkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)
Adjective
editsingkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)
- inexperienced; unskilled; amateurish
- Synonym: baguhan