Pasig

See also: pasig and Pásig

English

Etymology

From Tagalog Pasig, from pasig (“sandy riverbank”).

Common folk etymologies include claims of Sanskrit origin, or a corruption of Tagalog mabagsik by Chinese. No Sanskrit words sounding similar to Pasig exist, however. Cognate with Paser (“a regency in Indonesia”).

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.sɪɡ/

  • Audio (Philippines):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑsiɡ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːsiɡ ~ ˈpɑːsɪɡ/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐːsiɡ/

Proper noun

Pasig

1. A river in Luzon, Philippines.
2. An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines, to the east of Manila.

Translations

river in the Philippines

Chinese: Hokkien: 巴石 (Pa-se̍k) Mandarin: 帕西格 (Pàxīgé) Japanese: パシッグ (Pashiggu) Korean: 파시그 (Pasigeu) Spanish: Pásig Tagalog: Pasig

city in the Philippines

Chinese: Hokkien: 巴石 (Pa-se̍k) Mandarin: 帕西格 (Pàxīgé) Japanese: パシッグ (Pashiggu) Korean: 파시그 (Pasigeu) Spanish: Pásig Tagalog: Pasig

Anagrams

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Tagalog

Etymology

From pasig (“sandy riverbank”).

Common folk etymologies include claims of Sanskrit origin, or a corruption of mabagsik by Chinese. No Sanskrit words sounding similar to Pasig exist, however.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpasiɡ/ [ˈpaː.sɪɡ̚]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -asiɡ
• Syllabification: Pa‧sig

Proper noun

Pasig (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜒᜄ᜔)

1. Pasig (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)
2. Pasig (a river in Metro Manila, Philippines)

Descendants

• → English: Pasig
• → Hokkien: 巴石 (Pa-se̍k)
• → Japanese: パシッグ
• → Mandarin: 帕西格 (Pàxīgé)
• → Spanish: Pásig

Further reading

• Pasig on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl
• “Pasig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Anagrams

• sagip, pigsa, sipag, sagpi