atsi

See also: Atsi, ATSI, atsiʼ, atsįʼ, and atsɩ

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atsi

atsi

Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 4

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿姊 (á-chí, “eldest sister”). Doublet of ate.

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈt͡ʃi/ [ʔɐˈt͡ʃi]
- IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔatˈsi/ [ʔɐt̪ˈsi]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: at‧si
Homophone: Atsi

atsí (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ) (Chinese Filipino, colloquial)

elder sister; big sister; eldest sister
Synonym: ate

Ano nga ulit sabi sa iyo ng atsi mo?
What did your big sister tell you again?
term of address for an elder sister or the eldest sister
Synonym: ate

Ano nga ulit sabi sa iyo ni Atsi?
What did Sister tell you again?
- 2017, STRAWBERRY008, Hopeless Romantic Book 2, Mandaluyong: Summit Publishing Co., Inc., page 145:
  Pagbaba ko, nakita kong nasa living room na si Justin. Nakaupo siya sa sofa at nakikipagkwentuhan kay Achi. Pinandilatan ko lang si Achi nang napatingin ito sa akin.
  When I came down, I saw that Justin was in the living room. He was sitting on the sofa and talking to Big Sister. I just glared at Big Sister when he looked at me.
(informal) term of address for a young female senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community)
Atsi, paano po ba ito?
Miss, how do I do this?