kabit
See also: kab-it
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kabít (Basahan spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)
- to fasten; to attach; to clasp
- to hold up; to support
- (informal) to pass by the skin of your teeth
- (slang) to dance with
Derived terms edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From kab-it (“attach”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kabit
Synonyms edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit (“hook”). Doublet of kawit.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kabít (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)
- act of attaching
- (colloquial, derogatory) mistress; paramour; concubine
- 1996, Ani:
- May tomboy na kasama ang kabit niyang Pinay, pulos lilimampuin ang hawak. May isang weyter na TNT na nguya nang nguya sa isang tabi at panay ang sagupsop ng orange juice. May playboy na ngising-demonyo, tipong sinusuwerte.
- His Filipina mistress is joined by a lesbian, holding fifty-liter bottles. There is a waiter, an illegal, who keeps on chewing and sipping orange juice on the corner. There is also a playboy who smiles like the devil, one who is happy-go-lucky.
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
kabít (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)
References edit
- Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- “kabit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018