husi

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See also: húsi and husí

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

husi (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of jusi

Anagrams[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

husi n

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

Slovak[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

husi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Spanish: jusi

See also[edit]

Adjective[edit]

husi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜐᜒ)

  1. made of jusi

References[edit]

  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[edit]

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