kawit
See also: Kawit
Bikol Central edit
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káwit
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Compare kaw-it.
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kawit
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawit.
Hiligaynon edit
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kawít
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kawit
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Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Austronesian *kawit (“hook”). Compare Malay kait. Doublet of kabit.
Noun edit
kawit (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- hook; grapnel
- fastener; hasp (as on a necklace, door, window, etc.)
- pole with a hook at the end (for picking fruits, coconuts, etc.)
- hook attached at the end (for picking fruits, coconuts, etc.)
- Synonym: kalawit
- act of pulling, getting, or picking with a pole with a hook at the end
- Synonyms: pagkawit, pagkalawit
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kawit (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- (obsolete) numbing or weakening due to long use in holding or supporting (of one's muscles, hands, feet, etc.)
Usage notes edit
- This word is still used today is the form ngawit as well as in its compound forms.
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Further reading edit
- “kawit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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kawit