tutsang

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 頭鬃 / 头鬃 (thâu-chang, “queue braided hair; hair”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /tuˈt͡ʃaŋ/
  - IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tutˈsaŋ/
  - Rhymes: -aŋ
- IPA^(key): /ˈtut͡ʃaŋ/
  - IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtutsaŋ/
  - Rhymes: -ut͡ʃaŋ, (no yod coalescence) -utsaŋ
Syllabification: tut‧sang

Noun

tutsáng or tutsang (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔)

short hair on a woman's head; pigtail; queue

See also

tirintas

Further reading

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 131
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 67

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