sukbit
Tagalog
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editEtymology
editPossibly having Proto-Austronesian roots *-suk (“insert, penetrate, enter”) and *-bit (“hook, clasp; grasp with fingers”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sukˈbit/ [sʊkˈbit]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: suk‧bit
Noun
editsukbít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜒᜆ᜔)
- something inserted, tucked, or carried at the waistband or belt
- Synonym: salukbit
- act of inserting, tucking, or carrying something at the waistband or belt
Derived terms
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editAdjective
editsukbít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜒᜆ᜔)
Further reading
edit- “sukbit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018