wisit
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hokkien 衣食 (ui-si̍t, “luck; boon; blessing; good omen”, literally “clothes & food”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwisit/ [ˈwiː.sɪt̪̚], /wiˈsit/ [wɪˈsit̪̚]
- Rhymes: -isit, -it
- Syllabification: wi‧sit
Noun
editwisit or wisít (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔)
- boon; mascot for good luck
- Synonym: nagbibigay-suwerte
Related terms
editFurther reading
editWolof
editNoun
editwisit (definite form wisit bi)
References
editOmar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 257
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- Tagalog terms borrowed from Hokkien
- Tagalog terms derived from Hokkien
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/isit
- Rhymes:Tagalog/isit/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Tagalog/it
- Rhymes:Tagalog/it/2 syllables
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