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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasiʀ (“sandbank; shoal in river or sea”). Compare Malay pasir and Indonesian pasir.
Pronunciation
Noun
pasig (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜄ᜔)
- sandy riverbank
- Synonym: pasigan
- river that flows into the sea
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References
- ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 135