vetsin

English

Etymology

Genericized trademark of Tien Chu Ve-Tsin food company. The Ve-Tsin (味精) trademark itself comes from Shanghainese 味精 (⁶vi-cin₁), which is ultimately from Japanese 味(み)精(せい) (misei).

Noun

vetsin (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) MSG; monosodium glutamate

Cebuano

Etymology

From English vetsin, a genericized trademark of Tien Chu Ve-Tsin food company. The Ve-Tsin (味精) trademark itself comes from Shanghainese 味精 (⁶vi-cin₁), which is ultimately from Japanese 味(み)精(せい) (misei).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: vet‧sin

Noun

vetsin

1. Alternative spelling of bitsin

Indonesian

Etymology

From English vetsin, a genericized trademark of Tien Chu Ve-Tsin food company. The Ve-Tsin (味精) trademark itself comes from Shanghainese 味精 (⁶vi-cin₁), which is ultimately from Japanese 味(み)精(せい) (misei).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛt.ʃin/
• IPA^(key): /vɛ.tsin/
• Hyphenation: vet‧sin

Noun

vetsin (first-person possessive vetsinku, second-person possessive vetsinmu, third-person possessive vetsinnya)

1. MSG, monosodium glutamate

Alternative forms

• mecin
• micin
• pecin

Further reading

• “vetsin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.