sīni

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sini"

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog sine, from Spanish cine, from a clipping of cinema, a reduction of cinematógrafo, from French cinématographe.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /siːni/ [sɪːˈn̪i]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: sī‧ni

Noun

sīni (Sulat Sūg spelling سِيْنِ) (Philippines)

1. movie, film

   Synonym: pilim (Malaysia & also Indonesia)

2. cinema

   Synonyms: (Malaysia) sinima; pawagam, (Indonesia) biyuskup