gipit

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gipit (“narrow, tight, confined”). Compare Maranao gimpit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈpit/ [ɡɪˈpit̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: gi‧pit

Adjective

gipít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. pressed for time; under time pressure

   Synonym: gahol

2. lacking in space (of a place)

   Synonyms: makipot, sikip

3. in difficult circumstances; in a tight situation
4. indigent; poor; financially in need

   Synonyms: dukha, maralita, hirap, mahirap, hikahos, dahop

5. unable to move freely due to lack of space

   Synonym: siki

6. cornered; surrounded (by enemies)

   Synonyms: pikot, kubkob

Derived terms

• ang taong nagigipit, sa patalim kumakapit
• araw ng kagipitan
• gipitin
• gumipit
• ikagipit
• kagipitan
• magipit
• manggipit
• pagkagipit

 

See also

• higpit

Noun

gipít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. need of wider space
2. poverty; destitution

   Synonyms: karalitaan, karukhaan, kahirapan

3. tight situation; difficult circumstances

Further reading

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