kinsi-kinsi

See also: kinsikinsi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

cqinsicqinsi, quinsiquinsi — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
kinsikinsi

Etymology

Compare Ilocano kinsi-kinsi.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kinˌsi kinˈsi/ [kɪnˌsi xɪnˈsi]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: kin‧si-kin‧si

Noun

kinsí-kinsí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

balustrade; railing; banister; lattice railing
Synonyms: barandilya, sala-sala, sala, gabay
baluster
Synonyms: balustre, gabay
spoke (of a wheel)
Synonym: rayos

Further reading

“kinsi-kinsi” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“kinsikinsi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 593: “Varandillas) Cqinſicqinſi (pc) de ſilla o popa de navio vde otra parte”

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