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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 吹管 (chhoe-kúiⁿ, “blowpipe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tsukoy (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜃᜓᜌ᜔)
- blowpipe; blowtorch
- Synonyms: sumpit, sumpak, soplete, hihip
Further reading
- “tsukoy”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “tsukoy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 1307.
- 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 66