kinsi-kinsi

See also: kinsikinsi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cqinsicqinsi, quinsiquinsi — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• quinci-quinci — archaic, Quezon, Spanish-based orthography
• kinsikinsi

Etymology

Compare Ilocano kinsi-kinsi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kinˌsi kinˈsi/ [kɪn̪ˌsi xɪn̪ˈsi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: kin‧si-kin‧si

Noun

kinsí-kinsí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. balustrade; railing; banister; lattice railing

   Synonyms: barandilya, sala-sala, sala, gabay

2. baluster

   Synonyms: balustre, gabay

3. spoke (of a wheel)

   Synonym: rayos

Further reading

• “kinsi-kinsi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kinsikinsi”, 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 593: “Varandillas) Cqinſicqinſi (pc) de ſilla o popa de navio vde otra parte”