siyantung

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• shantung, syantung

Etymology

Borrowed from English shantung, from Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 山東 / 山东 (Shan¹-tung¹).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈantuŋ/ [ˈʃan̪.t̪ʊŋ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /siˈantuŋ/ [ˈsjan̪.t̪ʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -antuŋ
• Syllabification: si‧yan‧tung

Noun

siyantung (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

1. shantung (a heavy fabric, with a rough surface, made from wild silk)

Related terms

• sotanghon

See also

• bimpo
• husi
• ising
• putong

References

• “siyantung”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 54