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See also: sing-sing and Sing Sing

Aklanon

Etymology

From Tagalog singsing.

Noun

singsing

  1. ring

Further reading

  • “singsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog singsing.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sing‧sing
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiŋsiŋ/

Noun

singsing

  1. ring

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “singsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Cebuano

Etymology

From Tagalog singsing.

Noun

singsing

  1. ring

Further reading

  • “singsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Ilocano

Etymology

From Chinese as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Cognates with Kapampangan singsing, Tagalog singsing, Bikol Central singsing, Cebuano singsing, Maranao sising, Malay cincin, Indonesian cincin, Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən), etc.

Noun

singsing

  1. ring

Further reading

  • “singsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog singsing.

Noun

singsing

  1. ring

Further reading

  • “singsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Karao

Etymology

From Tagalog singsing.

Noun

singsing

  1. ring

Further reading

  • “singsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Tagalog singsing.

Noun

singsing

  1. ring

Further reading

  • “singsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Sambali

Etymology

From Tagalog singsing.

Noun

singsing

  1. ring

Further reading

  • “singsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

Noun

singsing

  1. prison; jail

Synonyms

References

  • Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Cognates with Bikol Central singsing, Cebuano singsing, Ilocano singsing, Kapampangan singsing, Maranao sising, Malay cincin, Indonesian cincin, Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən), etc.

Pronunciation

Noun

singsíng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. ring
    Synonym: sortiha

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “singsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay cincin.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /siŋsiŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: sing‧sing

Noun

singsing (Sulat Sūg spelling سِڠْ٢)

  1. ring

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Reduplication of sing, from English sing.

Noun

singsing

  1. party

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Tagalog singsing.

Noun

singsíng

  1. ring

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “singsing”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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