Tsinoy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Coined by Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran in the 1990's from a blend of Tsino +‎ Pinoy,[1][2] first attested in their publication The Chinese in the Philippines: Problems and Perspectives, Volume 2. See also Indonesian chindo.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈnoj/ [t͡ʃɪˈnoɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -oj
  • Syllabification: Tsi‧noy

Noun

Tsinóy (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. Chinese Filipino (Filipinos of Chinese descent)

Adjective

Tsinóy (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. Chinese-Filipino (pertaining to Filipinos of Chinese descent)

See also

References
  1. Meah Ang See (2016) “The true stays true: Kaisa’s valued traditions”, in Tulay Fortnightly, Chinese-Filipino Digest‎, volume 29, number 6, pages 16, 15
  2. Sebastian Strangio (2020) In the Dragon's Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century‎, Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 269
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