Alternative forms
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Etymology
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Borrowed from Hokkien 豆豉 (tāu-sīⁿ, “douchi”).[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /tawˈsiʔ/, [taʊ̯ˈsiʔ]
- Hyphenation: taw‧si
tawsî (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- douchi (Chinese fermented black beans)
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References
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- ^ 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 140
