petsay

== Cebuano == === Alternative forms === pechay === Etymology === Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pet‧say === Noun === petsay Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy) == Hiligaynon == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”). === Noun === petsay Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy) == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === pechay === Etymology === Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”), as per Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948). Doublet of buktsoy. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpet͡ʃaj/ [ˈpɛː.t͡ʃaɪ̯] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈpetsaj/ [ˈpɛt̪.saɪ̯] Rhymes: -et͡ʃaj, (no palatal assimilation) -etsaj Syllabification: pet‧say === Noun === petsay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔) Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy) (anatomy, gay slang) vagina (sex organ) Synonyms: puke, kipay, tahong ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === 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 136 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 44 === Further reading === “petsay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018