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pansit

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Bikol Central

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Etymology

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From Philippine Spanish pancit, from Hokkien, either:

  • 扁食 (pán-si̍t, literally “kneaded food”), according to Manuel (1948).
  • 便食 (pân si̍t, “dish that is conveniently cooked”, literally “easy food”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).

Compare Indonesian pangsit.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pan‧sit
  • IPA(key): /panˈsit/ [pan̪ˈsit]

Noun

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pansít

  1. noodles (of Chinese origin)

Catalan

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Adjective

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pansit (feminine pansida, masculine plural pansits, feminine plural pansides)

  1. withered, wilted
  2. (figurative) downcast, depressed

Participle

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pansit (feminine pansida, masculine plural pansits, feminine plural pansides)

  1. past participle of pansir

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hokkien, either:

  • 扁食 (pán-si̍t, literally “kneaded food”), according to Manuel (1948).[1]
  • 便食 (pân si̍t, “dish that is conveniently cooked”, literally “easy food”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).[2]

Compare Indonesian pangsit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pansít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. noodles (of Chinese origin)

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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 42
  2. ^ 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 139

Further reading

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

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