singki

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 新客 (sin-kheh, newcomer). Compare Malay sengkek, Indonesian singkek, and Javanese ꦱꦶꦁꦏꦺꦏ꧀ (singkék).

Pronunciation

Noun

singkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. greenhorn; beginner
    Synonym: baguhan
  2. a kind of children's game (similar to sintak)

Adjective

singkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

  1. inexperienced; unskilled; amateurish
    Synonym: baguhan

Further reading

  • singki”, 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 133