Sungsong
See also: sungsong
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Songsong — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- Sunsong — superseded, pre-1977
Etymology
[edit]Two proposed etymologies:
- A reduplication of Hokkien 宋 (sòng), in relation to the Song dynasty.[1]
- From sungsong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suŋsuŋ (“go against wind or current”). The attribution to China is presumably connected with sailing problems in reaching mainland China from the Philippines, according to Blust and Trussel (2010).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suŋˈsoŋ/ [sʊn̪ˈsoŋ]
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Syllabification: Sung‧song
- Homophone: sungsong
Proper noun
[edit]Sungsóng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜐᜓᜅ᜔)
- (historical) China
- Synonym: Tsina
Related terms
[edit]References
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- Tagalog reduplications
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/oŋ
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