sisiw

== Karao == === Noun === sisiw chick; young chicken == Sambali == === Noun === sisiw chick; young chicken == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === sisio, sisiu — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === From Proto-Philippine *sisiw (“baby chick”), from Proto-Austronesian *siwsiw (“to cheep; baby chick”). Compare Pangasinan siwsiw, Karao sisiw, Sambali sisiw, Kapampangan sisi, Central Bikol siwo / siyo, Aklanon isiw, Mansaka osoy, and Amis ciwciw. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsisiw/ [ˈsiː.sɪʊ̯] Rhymes: -isiw Syllabification: si‧siw === Noun === sisiw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜏ᜔) chick; young chicken Synonym: kiti (slang) child's play (something simple or easy) Synonyms: (slang) tsiken, (colloquial) mani ==== Derived terms ==== basang-sisiw ==== See also ==== === Adjective === sisiw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜏ᜔) (figurative, slang) easy Synonyms: madali, mabilis, petiks, (slang) tsiken, (colloquial) mani === Further reading === “sisiw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 489: “Pollo) Siſio (pp) de gallina, que aun anda tras la madra” Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*siwsiw”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI