singki

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 新客 (sin-kheh, “newcomer”). Compare Malay sengkek, Indonesian singkek, and Javanese ꦱꦶꦁꦏꦺꦏ꧀ (singkék).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siŋˈkiʔ/ [sɪŋˈkiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: sing‧ki

Noun

singkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. greenhorn; beginner

   Synonym: baguhan

2. a kind of children's game (similar to sintak)

Adjective

singkî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. inexperienced; unskilled; amateurish

   Synonym: baguhan

Further reading

• “singki”, 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 133