giit

See also: -giit

Garo

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali গীত (git).

Noun

giit

1. song

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈʔit/, [ɡɪˈʔit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiʔit/, [ˈɡi.ʔɪt] (noun)
• Hyphenation: gi‧it

Noun

giít or giit (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜁᜆ᜔)

1. insistence; maintenance of a firm stand

   Synonyms: pilit, pagpilit, diin, pagdiriin, pagdudumiin, paninindigan

2. forcing of one's way through a crowd through elbowing

   Synonyms: siksik, pagsikisk, pagsusumiksik

3. (obsolete) getting inside a narrow part

   Synonyms: siksik, gitgit

Derived terms

• giitan
• gumiit
• igiit
• maggiit
• makipaggiitan
• paggiit

 

See also

• giat
• gitgit
• pagitan

 

Adjective

giít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜁᜆ᜔)

1. insistent (of a person)

   Synonyms: mapilit, nagpupumilit

Further reading

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