sisiwa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish chichigua (wet nurse), from Taíno chichigua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈsiwa/, [sɪˈsi.wɐ]
  • Hyphenation: si‧si‧wa

Noun

sisiwa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜏ)

  1. wet nurse
    Synonyms: mamay, yaya

Derived terms

  • magsisiwa
  • sisiwahin

See also

Further reading

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