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Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Kapampangan, according to the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860).
Pronunciation
Noun
sinayà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜌ)
- first taste, act, or experience of something
- Synonym: unang tikim
- start; beginning (of something)
- Synonyms: simula, umpusa
- (obsolete) banquet; treat for the invited
- Synonyms: piging, handaan
- (obsolete) first catch from a new fishnet, fish trap, or hunting dog
- Synonym: pahimis
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From saya + -in-.
Pronunciation
Verb
sinaya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜌ)
- complete aspect of sayahin
Adjective
sinaya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜌ)
- worn or used by a woman (of a skirt)
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