Sy
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English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
Sy
- (astronomy) Abbreviation of Seyfert galaxy., a type of AGN class of active galaxy.
Proper noun
Sy
- Alternative form of Si
Etymology 2
From Philippine Spanish Sy, from Philippine Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of See, Sze, Siy, and Shi.
Pronunciation
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈsi/
Proper noun
Sy
- A Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish
Anagrams
Cebuano
Proper noun
Sy
- a surname
Old English
Verb
sȳ
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Sy, from Hokkien 施 (Si)[1] and 薛 (Sih). Doublet of Siy, See, Sze, and Shi. Compare Indonesian Sie.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: Sy
Proper noun
Sy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish
References
- ^ Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum (overall work in Early Modern Spanish, Hokkien, and Classical Mandarin), kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, 1626-1642, page 310/288; republished as Lee, Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum, Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN