Wiktionary

sungki

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hokkien 伸齒／伸齿 (chhun-khí, literally “protruding teeth”).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

sungkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. uneven; irregular (of the growth of teeth)
    Synonyms: sungki-sungki, ungos-ungos, di-pantay-pantay

Noun edit

sungkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. acute-angled corner
  2. uneven or irregular growth of teeth

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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

Further reading edit

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