"petsay" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpet͡ʃaj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈpɛː.t͡ʃaɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈpetsaj/ (note: no palatal assimilation), [ˈpɛt̪.saɪ̯] (note: no palatal assimilation) Forms: ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔ [Baybayin], pechay [alternative]
Rhymes: -et͡ʃaj, (no palatal assimilation) -etsaj Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”), as per Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948). Doublet of buktsoy. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|白菜|lit=white vegetable|t=Chinese cabbage|tr=pe̍h-chhài}} Borrowed from Hokkien 白菜 (pe̍h-chhài, “Chinese cabbage”, literally “white vegetable”), {{dbt|tl|buktsoy}} Doublet of buktsoy Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} petsay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)
  1. Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy) Derived forms: petsay-baguio Related terms: buktsoy, kintsay, kutsay, pesa, polonchay, letsugas, penoy, Pichay, repolyo

Alternative forms

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