awit
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
áwit (Basahan spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
Derived terms edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology 1 edit
Compare Bikol Central awit.
Noun edit
awit
Verb edit
awit
- to sing
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown.
Verb edit
awit
- to be last in a race, etc.
Noun edit
awit
- the last person or animal in a race, etc.
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:awit.
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔawit/, [ˈʔa.wɪt]
- Rhymes: -awit
- Syllabification: a‧wit
Etymology 1 edit
Compare Bikol Central awit and Cebuano awit.
Noun edit
awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- song; hymn
- manner of singing
- (by extension) psalm
- (by extension) anthem
- poetic myth; poetic legend
- (figurative) act of asking something from someone for free (especially from a friend)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Blend of aw (“ouch!”) + sakit (“pain”).
Interjection edit
awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (slang)
- an expression reacting to an undesirable situation
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “awit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018