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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 頭鬃／头鬃 (thâu-chang, “queue braided hair; hair”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tutsáng or tutsang (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔)
- short hair on a woman's head; pigtail; queue
See also
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