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Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”).
Pronunciation
Noun
petsay
- Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy)
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”).
Noun
petsay
- Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”), as per Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948).
Pronunciation
Noun
petsay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)
- Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy)
References
- 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 136
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 44
Further reading
- “petsay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018