dawit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdawit/, [ˈda.wɪt]
  • Hyphenation: da‧wit

Noun

dawit (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. implication; entanglement; involvement (usually in a crime)
    Synonyms: dalawit, sangkot
  2. a type of arm wrestling where one hooks one's middle fingers on the opponent's hand to force the arm down

Derived terms
  • idawit
  • madawit
  • magdawit
  • magkadawit-dawit
  • pagkadawit
  • papagdawitin

See also
  • hiramay

Further reading
  • “dawit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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