Sy

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sy"

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Homophones: sigh, sie, sai, psi, xi, scye, Si, Cy

Noun

Sy

  1. (astronomy) Abbreviation of Seyfert galaxy., a type of AGN class of active galaxy.

Proper noun

Sy

  1. Alternative form of Si

Etymology 2

From Philippine Spanish Sy, from Philippine Hokkien 施 (Si). Doublet of See, Sze, Siy, and Shi.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sy

  1. A Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]

Anagrams

Cebuano

Proper noun

Sy

  1. a surname

Old English

Verb

sȳ

  1. singular present subjunctive of wesan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Sy, from Hokkien 施 (Si)[1] or 薛 (Sih). Doublet of Siy, See, Sze, and Shi. Compare Indonesian Sie.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]

References
  1. Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum, kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, O.P., 1626-1642, page 310/288; republished as Lee, Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum, Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN
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