Sesus

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Alternative forms

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).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Se‧sus
  • IPA(key): /seˈsus/, [seˈsus]

Proper noun

Sesús (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜐᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Hesus

Usage notes

This is found in early texts such as Doctrina Christiana.

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