bingwit
Tagalog
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Philippine *bəŋuit (“fishhook”). Compare Bikol Central banwit and Tausug bingit.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biŋˈwit/ [bɪŋˈwit]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: bing‧wit
Noun
editbingwít (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- small fishhook
- pole, hook, line and sinker for fishing
- Synonym: pansing
- act of fishing with such a tool
- (figurative) trick; trap; snare
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “bingwit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018