dapit

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧pit
• IPA^(key): /daˈpit/, [d̪aˈpit]

Preposition

dapít

1. regarding; about

   Synonym: manunungod

Hiligaynon

Adjective

dapít

1. close, near, nearby

Verb

dápit

1. invite

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rapit — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapit (“ferry across”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧pit
• IPA^(key): /ˈdapit/, [ˈda.pɪt]

Noun

dapit (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. religious ceremony where a dead body is brought into a church with a priest and acolytes where it is blessed (before being buried)

   Synonym: dapitan

2. (archaic, now dialectal) fetching of a bride by the groom's relatives from her home after the wedding to the house of the groom

   Synonyms: sundo, sunduan, dapitan

Derived terms

• dapitan
• dapitin
• ipadapit

 

Preposition

dapit (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. towards; near

   Synonyms: dako, banda

Derived terms

• dapit-tanghali
• dapit-umaga
• dapithapon

 

See also

• lapit

 

Further reading

• “dapit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018