dawit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rawit — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdawit/, [ˈda.wɪt]
• Hyphenation: da‧wit

Noun

dawit (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

1. implication; entanglement; involvement (usually in a crime)

   Synonyms: dalawit, sangkot

2. a type of arm wrestling where one hooks one's middle fingers on the opponent's hand to force the arm down

Derived terms

• idawit
• madawit
• magdawit
• magkadawit-dawit
• pagkadawit
• papagdawitin

 

See also

• hiramay

Further reading

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