sisiw

Karao

Noun

sisiw

1. chick; young chicken

Sambali

Noun

sisiw

1. chick; young chicken

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sisio, sisiu — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sisiw (“baby chick”), from Proto-Austronesian *siwsiw (“to cheep; baby chick”). Compare Pangasinan siwsiw, Karao sisiw, Sambali sisiw, Kapampangan sisi, Bikol Central siwo / siyo, Aklanon isiw, Mansaka osoy, and Amis ciwciw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsisiw/ [ˈsiː.siʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -isiw
• Syllabification: si‧siw

Noun

sisiw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜏ᜔)

1. chick; young chicken

   Synonym: kiti

2. (slang) child's play (something simple or easy)

   Synonyms: (slang) tsiken, (colloquial) mani

Derived terms

• basang-sisiw

See also

• inakay
• siyap
• tsiks

 

Adjective

sisiw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜏ᜔)

1. (figurative, slang) easy

   Synonyms: madali, mabilis, petiks, (slang) tsiken, (colloquial) mani

   • 2015, Kirsten Nimwey, The Explorers Series Box Set (Tagalog Edition), Kirsten Nimwey, →ISBN:

     “Ewan ko sa iyo, pero nu'ng kami pa dati nina Reinhardt ang parehong nasa tests, parang sisiw lang sa kanya. Bilib ako sa batang iyon. Magaling at mabilis. Kaya niya agad naipasa.” Yumuko si Kenji. “Kuya Reinhardt...” “Ngayon, tara na at ...

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   • 1999, Rosario Torres- Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson- Rubin, Talinghagang Bukambibig, Inilathala, →ISBN:

     Hindi na ko mag-aaral, sisiw lang sa akin ang test sa math. basang sisiw — api, kaawa-awa. Para siyang basang- sisiw nang malaman niyang bumagsak siya sa bar. inakay/kiti — bata. Marami akong inakay. sawa — mahilig yumakap, heto ...

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   • 1995, Saint Louis University Research Journal:

     ... kang mag-alala, sisiw lang ang kalaban natin sa basketball.' — Drawing. Certainly not with the help of a pencil and a drawing board, for it means 'a mere joke' or 'always joking, no more formality' as in Turo ka na lang drawing. Magpor- mal ...

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Further reading

• “sisiw”, 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 489: “Pollo) Siſio (pp) de gallina, que aun anda tras la madra”
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*siwsiw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI