kinsi-kinsi
See also: kinsikinsi
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cqinsicqinsi, quinsiquinsi — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- quinci-quinci — archaic, Quezon, Spanish-based spelling
- kinsikinsi
Etymology
Compare Ilocano kinsi-kinsi.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kinˌsi kinˈsi/ [kɪn̪ˌsɪ xɪn̪ˈsɪ]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: kin‧si-kin‧si
Noun
kinsí-kinsí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)
- balustrade; railing; banister; lattice railing
- Synonyms: barandilya, sala-sala, sala, gabay
- baluster
- spoke (of a wheel)
- Synonym: rayos
Further reading
- “kinsi-kinsi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “kinsikinsi”, 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 593: “Varandillas) Cqinſicqinſi (pc) de ſilla o popa de navio vde otra parte”