kabit

See also: kab-it

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈbit/ [kaˈbit]

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• Hyphenation: ka‧bit

Verb

kabít (Basahan spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)

1. to fasten; to attach; to clasp
2. to hold up; to support
3. (informal) to pass by the skin of your teeth
4. (slang) to dance with

   Synonyms: bayle, sayaw

Derived terms

• ikabit
• kabitan
• kabiton
• magkabit
• makabit
• makakabit
• pangkabit

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From kab-it (“attach”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧bit
• IPA^(key): /kaˈbit/ [kɐˈbit̪]

Noun

kabit

1. mistress, paramour, lover, concubine
2. boyfriend, girlfriend (on the side)

Synonyms

• kerida

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit (“hook”). Doublet of kawit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈbit/ [kɐˈbit̪̚], (colloquial) /kaˈbet/ [kɐˈbɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: ka‧bit

Noun

kabít (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)

1. act of attaching
2. (colloquial, derogatory) mistress; paramour; concubine

   Synonyms: babae, kaapid, kalaguyo, kerida, (colloquial) bata, kaagulo, (slang) pangapol

   • 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

• di-nakakabit
• ikabit
• kabit-kabit
• kabitan
• magkabit
• magkakabit
• pagkabitin
• pagkakabit
• pagkakakabit
• pagkakakabit-kabit
• pangabit
• pangkabit

 

Adjective

kabít (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)

1. attached; connected; fastened

References

• Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• bikat, bakit, katib, tikab, bitak, batik, tibak