husi

See also: húsi and husí

English

Noun

husi (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of jusi

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

husi n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of hus

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦusi/

Noun

husi

  1. genitive singular of hus
  2. dative singular of hus
  3. locative singular of hus
  4. nominative plural of hus
  5. accusative plural of hus

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Hokkien, possibly from:[1]

  • 富紗／富纱 (hù se, literally “rich yarn”) or 富絲／富丝 (hù si, literally “rich silk”), according to Chan-Yap (1980)[2]
  • 互紗／互纱 (hō͘ se, literally “intertwining yarn”), according to Manuel (1948)[3]

Compare English jusi, Bikol Central husi, Cebuano husi, and Hiligaynon husi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhusi/, [ˈhu.sɪ]
  • Hyphenation: hu‧si

Noun

husi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ)

  1. jusi (fabric woven from the mixture of abaca, pineapple, and silk fibers)

Derived terms
  • maghusi

Descendants
  • → Spanish: jusi

See also

Adjective

husi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ)

  1. made of jusi

References
  1. Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 171
  2. 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 130
  3. 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 26

Further reading
  • “husi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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