tisay
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
From a clipping of mestisa + -ay.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: ti‧say
=== Adjective ===
tisáy
(slang) feminine of tisoy
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tisay.
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
From a clipping of mestisa + -ay.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈsaj/ [t̪ɪˈsaɪ̯]
Rhymes: -aj
Syllabification: ti‧say
=== Adjective ===
tisáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐᜌ᜔) (slang)
feminine of tisoy
Synonym: mestisa
=== Noun ===
tisáy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜐᜌ᜔) (slang)
female equivalent of tisoy: female mestizo (especially of a Spanish or Caucasian mix)
Synonym: mestisa
(by extension) female equivalent of tisoy: fair-skinned female (with a Spanish or Caucasian mix)
=== Further reading ===
“tisay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN