sumpit
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay sumpit (“blowpipe”).
Noun edit
sumpit (plural sumpits)
Anagrams edit
Baba Malay edit
Etymology edit
- From Hokkien 栓筆/栓笔 (sng-pit, “holding pin”).
- From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”), from Proto-Austronesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”).[1]
Noun edit
sumpit
- chopstick (single eating utensil)
Descendants edit
References edit
Bikol Central edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sumpít (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)
Derived terms edit
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: sum‧pit
Noun edit
sumpit
- a blowdart
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Noun edit
sumpit (first-person possessive sumpitku, second-person possessive sumpitmu, third-person possessive sumpitnya)
Etymology 2 edit
From Baba Malay sumpit, from Hokkien 栓筆/栓笔 (sng-pit, “holding pin”).
Noun edit
sumpit (first-person possessive sumpitku, second-person possessive sumpitmu, third-person possessive sumpitnya)
- chopstick (single eating utensil)
Further reading edit
- “sumpit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Maguindanao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Noun edit
sumpit
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /sumpet/
- (Baku) IPA(key): /sumpɪt/
- Rhymes: -umpet, -pet, -et
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayic *sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Noun edit
sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)
- a blowpipe (weapon).
- a tube used to spout water.
- (zoology) an archerfish, a kind of fish that shoots insects with water in the genus Toxotes; usually as ikan sumpit or sumpit-sumpit.
- Seekor sumpit berenang di air.
- An archerfish is swimming in water.
Verb edit
sumpit
- to use a blowpipe, by blowing it.
- Budak itu pandai menyumpit.
- That kid is skilled at using a blowpipe.
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
- From Baba Malay sumpit, from Hokkien 栓筆/栓笔 (sng-pit, “holding pin”).
- From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”), from Proto-Austronesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”).[1] Doublet of sepit.
Noun edit
sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)
- chopstick (single eating utensil).
Etymology 3 edit
Compare sumpit-sumpit.
Noun edit
sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)
Further reading edit
- “sumpit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
References edit
Pattani Malay edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Terengganu Malay sumpit. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
sumpit
- a plastic bag, or any plastic product used as a sack or wrapper
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sumpít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)
- blowgun; popgun
- Synonym: sumpak
- enema apparatus
- Synonym: labatiba
- shooting with a blowgun or popgun
- Synonyms: paglabatiba, paglalabatiba
Derived terms edit
Terengganu Malay edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Pattani Malay sumpit. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
sumpit
- a plastic bag, or any plastic product used as a sack or wrapper
Waray-Waray edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Noun edit
sumpít