pusyaw

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien 不肖 (put-siàu, unseemly; dishonorable). Compare Kapampangan puyasio.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pusyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. paleness
    Synonym: putla
  2. pallor

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Further reading

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  • pusyaw”, 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 46
  • 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 133