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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Sy

  1. (astronomy) Abbreviation of Seyfert galaxy., a type of AGN class of active galaxy.

Proper noun

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Sy

  1. Alternative form of Si

Etymology 2

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From Philippine Spanish Sy, from Philippine Hokkien (Si). Doublet of See, Sze, Siy, and Shi.

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Proper noun

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Sy

  1. A Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]

Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Proper noun

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Sy

  1. a surname

Old English

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Verb

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  1. singular present subjunctive of wesan

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Sy, from Hokkien (Si)[1] and (Sih). Doublet of Siy, See, Sze, and Shi. Compare Indonesian Sie.

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Proper noun

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Sy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒ)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien]

References

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  1. ^ Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish, Hokkien, and Classical Mandarin), kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, 1626-1642, page 310/288; republished as Lee, Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum[2], Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN