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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 三紀／三纪 (saⁿ-kí). Compare Kapampangan sangki. See also Malay cengkih.
Pronunciation
Noun
sangkê (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)
- Chinese anise; star anise (Illicium verum)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sangke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- 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 139