Insik

Cebuano

Alternative forms
  • Intsik
  • Inchik
  • Insek — nonstandard

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 引叔 (ín-chek, “uncle”)[1][2][3][4] or 𪜶叔 (in chek, literally “his/her/their uncle”). Compare with Tagalog Intsik, Malay encik, Indonesian encek, Thai เจ๊ก (jék).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: In‧sík
  • IPA(key): /ʔɪnˈsik/

Proper noun

Insik

  1. the Chinese people, language, or culture
  2. (informal, potentially offensive) a nickname for someone who looks Chinese (see usage notes)

Usage notes

Adjective

Insik

  1. (informal) Chinese
    Synonym: Tsekwa

Usage notes
  • May be seen sometimes as a provocative or derogatory ethnic slur from its crude or pejorative connotations in the past.

Derived terms

References
  1. Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum, kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, O.P., 1626-1642, page 170/151 & 522/497; 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Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum, Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN
  2. “紀念“宿務無名氏（引叔）”施維鵬 2018-2019年度校長、教師昨舉行頒獎典禮”, in 菲律賓商報 Chinese Commercial News‎, Binondo, Manila, 2019 March 10
  3. “中正學院培幼園 三位教師獲僑委會獎”, in CKS College News‎, Tondo, Manila, 2021 October 26
  4. “宿霧施維鵬 仙逝”, in 世界臨濮施氏宗親總會, 彰化縣鹿港鎮復興路, (Can we date this quote?)

Further reading
  • John U. Wolff (1972) A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎
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