kutsay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kuchay
• kutchay
• kuchai

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài, “garlic chives”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈt͡ʃaj/ [kʊˈt͡ʃaɪ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /kutˈsaj/ [kʊt̪ˈsaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: kut‧say

Noun

kutsáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)

1. garlic chives; Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)

Further reading

• “kutsay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• 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 136