atsi

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

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 阿姊 (a-chí).

Noun

atsi

1. an elder sister
2. a respectful title or form of address for an older woman

Rayón Zoque

Noun

atsi

1. older brother
2. uncle

References

• 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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• achi
• atchi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. 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?

2. 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.

3. (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?

Coordinate terms

• (male): ahiya

Related terms

• Atsi
• ditse
• ditsi
• sanse
• sitse

 

Further reading

• “atsi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• atis, sita, -ista, tisa, itsa