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Scots
Verb
birsin
- present participle of birse
Noun
birsin (uncountable)
- bruising, crushing, pushing
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish virgen. Doublet of birhen, a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
birsín (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔) (obsolete)
- virgin
- Synonym: birhen
Nananalangin ako kay Santa Mariya, birsing totoo.- I pray to Saint Mary, the true virgin.
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References
Further reading
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 219
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Genitality in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 58