kitid

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kitir — dialectal, Rizal, informal
• qitid, qitir, quitid, quitir — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *kitid (“narrow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkitid/ [ˈkiː.tɪd]
• Rhymes: -itid
• Syllabification: ki‧tid

Noun

kitid (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

1. lack of standard width; narrowness

   Synonyms: sikip, kipot, kapos

Derived terms

• kakitiran
• kakitiran ng usap
• kitiran
• makitid
• makitid ang isip
• makitid ang kumot
• makitid ang noo
• makitid ang utak
• pakitirin

 

Further reading

• “kitid” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kitid”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018