kutsay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 韭菜 (kú-chhài, “garlic chives”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈt͡ʃaj/ [kʊˈt͡ʃaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: kut‧say

Noun

kutsáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)

  1. garlic chives; Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)

Further reading
  • “kutsay”, 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 136
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