Sisus
See also: sisus
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Sisos — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- Sesus
Etymology
Borrowed from (c. 16th-18th century) Early Modern Spanish Jesús (“Jesus”). In Early Modern Spanish, Spanish ⟨j⟩ was pronounced /ʃ/; /ʃ/ became /s/ as common with other early borrowings (compare sabon, singkamas, sugal, sugarol, saro, and tasa). Doublet of Hesus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈsus/, [sɪˈsus]
- Hyphenation: Si‧sus
Usage notes
- This is found in early texts such as Doctrina Christiana.
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