pansit

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Philippine Spanish pancit, from Hokkien, either:

  • 扁食 (pán-si̍t, literally “kneaded food”), according to Manuel (1948).
  • 便食 (pân si̍t, “dish that is conveniently cooked”, literally “easy food”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).

Compare Indonesian pangsit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pan‧sit
  • IPA(key): /panˈsit/, [pan̪ˈsit]

Noun[edit]

pansít

  1. noodles (of Chinese origin)

Catalan[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pansit (feminine pansida, masculine plural pansits, feminine plural pansides)

  1. withered, wilted
  2. (figurative) downcast, depressed

Participle[edit]

pansit (feminine pansida, masculine plural pansits, feminine plural pansides)

  1. past participle of pansir

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Philippine Spanish pancit, from Hokkien, either:

  • 扁食 (pán-si̍t, literally “kneaded food”), according to Manuel (1948).[1]
  • 便食 (pân si̍t, “dish that is conveniently cooked”, literally “easy food”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).[2]

Compare Indonesian pangsit.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pansít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. noodles (of Chinese origin)

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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 42
  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 139

Further reading[edit]

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