kamit

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

kamit

1. duck

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• camit — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamət (“do with the hand”). Compare Pangasinan kamot, Kapampangan gamat and Cebuano kamot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmit/, [kɐˈmit]
• Hyphenation: ka‧mit

Noun

kamít (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜒᜆ᜔)

1. acquisition or obtainment of what is desired

   Synonyms: kuha, tamo

Derived terms

• kamitin
• kamtan
• magkamit
• makamit
• makamtan
• pagkamit

 

See also

• kamkam

 

Further reading

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