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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English shantung, from Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 山東／山东 (Shan¹-tung¹).
Pronunciation
Noun
siyantung (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)
- shantung (a heavy fabric, with a rough surface, made from wild silk)
See also
References
- “siyantung”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- 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 54