kawit
See also: Kawit
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧wit
- IPA(key): /ˈkawit/, [ˈka.wit]
Derived terms
- kawiton
- magkawit
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- cavit, cauit — obsolete
Etymology
Compare kaw-it.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧wit
- IPA(key): /ˈkawit/, [ˈka.wɪt̪]
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawit.
Hiligaynon
Ilocano
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cavit, cauit — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkawit/, [ˈka.wɪt]
- Hyphenation: ka‧wit
Etymology 1
From Proto-Austronesian *kawit (“hook”). Compare Malay kait. Doublet of kabit.
Noun
kawit (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- hook; grapnel
- fastener; hasp (as on a necklace, door, window, etc.)
- pole with a hook at the end (for picking fruits, coconuts, etc.)
- Synonyms: pangawit, pangkawit
- hook attached at the end (for picking fruits, coconuts, etc.)
- Synonym: kalawit
- act of pulling, getting, or picking with a pole with a hook at the end
- Synonyms: pagkawit, pagkalawit
Derived terms
- ikawit
- kawit-ang-palakol
- kawit-kawit
- kawitan
- kawitin
- kumawit
- magkawit
- pagkalawit
- pagkawit
- pangawit
- pangkawit
Alternative forms
- ngawit — common
Noun
kawit (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
Usage notes
- This word is still used today is the form ngawit as well as in its compound forms.
Derived terms
- mangawit
- pangangawit
Further reading
- “kawit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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