lawit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈwit/ [lɐˈwit]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: la‧wit

Adjective

lawít (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. hanging down; suspended from above; sticking out loosely
    Synonyms: nakabitin, laylay, nakalaylay
Derived terms

Noun

lawít (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. suspension; hanging from above
    Synonyms: bitin, pagkakabitin
  2. lowering; rolling down (of one's sleeves to a certain degree)
    Synonyms: laylay, paglaylay
  3. a species of banana (the fruit of which has little meat)
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlawit/ [ˈla.wɪt]
  • Rhymes: -awit
  • Syllabification: la‧wit

Noun

lawit (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (dialectal)

  1. common sickle
See also

Further reading

  • lawit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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