Tsina

See also: tsina and tsinã

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• China — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• Sina — obsolete

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃina/ [ˈt͡ʃiː.n̪ɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsina/ [ˈt͡siː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: Tsi‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish China (“China”), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), possibly ultimately from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin).

Proper noun

Tsina (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ)

1. China (a country in East Asia)

   Synonym: (historical) Sungsong

Coordinate terms

countries in Asia (Latin script): mga bansa sa Asya (appendix)edit

• Apganistan
• Armenya ~ Armenia
• Aserbayan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Biyetnam
• Brunei ~ Brunay
• Ehipto
• Emiratos Arabes Unidos
• Hapon
• Heorhiya
• Hilagang Korea
• Indiya
• Indonesya ~ Indonesia
• Irak
• Iran
• Israel
• Jordan
• Kambodya
• Kazakhstan
• Kirgistan
• Kuwait
• Laos
• Libano, Lebanon
• Malasya, Malaysia
• Maldibas, Maldives
• Mongolya ~ Mongolia
• Myanmar, Birmanya
• Nepal
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestina
• Pilipinas
• Qatar
• Rusya
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapura
• Sirya ~ Siria
• Sri Lanka
• Tayikistan ~ Tajikistan
• Taylandiya
• Taywan
• Timog Korea
• Timor-Leste, Silangang Timor
• Tsina
• Tsipre
• Turkiya
• Turkmenistan
• Usbekistan
• Yemen

Derived terms

• buhong-tsina
• bunga de-tsina
• kawayang-tsina

Related terms

• Indotsina
• palutsina
• tsinita
• tsinito
• Tsinoy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish china (“Chinese woman”).

Noun

Tsina (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ)

1. (literary) female equivalent of Tsino: female Chinese (person)

Related terms

• kamisa tsino

See also

• Intsik
• Tsekwa

Further reading

• “Tsina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 156: “China) Sina (pp) .|. coſa de la china, tierra de los ſangleyes, ante pueſto [ſin caſo]”

Anagrams

• sinat, istan, satin, sinta