Atsi

See also: atsi, atsiʼ, atsįʼ, and atsɩ

Tagalog

Etymology

See atsi.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔat͡ʃi/ [ˈʔa.t͡ʃɪ]
Rhymes: -atʃi
Syllabification: At‧si
Homophone: atsi

Noun

Atsi (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ) (Chinese Filipino, colloquial)

honorific used before the name of an eldest sister or elder sister or young female senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community): Sister; Miss
Atsi Jean ― Miss/Sister Jean

Coordinate terms

(of a man): Kuya, kuya; Ahiya, ahiya
(of a woman): Ate, ate
(genderless): Ka, kaka

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