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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 山東粉 / 山东粉 (soaⁿ-tang-hún).[1][2] Compare Indonesian sohun.
Pronunciation
Noun
sótanghón (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜆᜅ᜔ᜑᜓᜈ᜔)
- cellophane noodles; Chinese vermicelli
See also
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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 58
Further reading
- “sotanghon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018