losyang

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === lusyang === Etymology === Possibly from either: From Hokkien 老相 (lāu-siàng, “looking older than one's actual age”, literally “old appearance”), attested in the Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum (1626-1642) as "viejo 老相 laǔ siǒⁿ; lò sianǧ" [sic]. From English lost young (literally “lost one's youth”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlosjaŋ/ [ˈloː.ʃɐŋ] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈlosjaŋ/ [ˈlos.jɐŋ] Rhymes: -osjaŋ Syllabification: los‧yang === Adjective === losyang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔) (slang) unkempt; shabby; untidy in appearance (by extension) haggard ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === “losyang”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[3], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN