awit
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔawit/ [ˈʔa.wit]
- Hyphenation: a‧wit
Noun
áwit (Basahan spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (formal)
Derived terms
- awiton
- i-awit
- mag-awit
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Compare Bikol Central awit.
Noun
awit
Verb
awit
- to sing
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Verb
awit
- to be last in a race, etc.
Noun
awit
- the last person or animal in a race, etc.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:awit.
Javanese
Romanization
awit
- romanization of ꦲꦮꦶꦠ꧀
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈwit/ [ʔʌˈwi̞t̚]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: a‧wit
Noun
awít
Derived terms
Adjective
awít
- (of the child) causing the mother's death during childbirth
- accepting to anyone
Derived terms
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “awít”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, pages 46-47
- Allen, Larry (2021) “awít”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
- Wallace, Judy (2018) “awit”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- auit — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔawit/ [ˈʔaː.wɪt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -awit
- Syllabification: a‧wit
Etymology 1
Compare Bikol Central awit and Cebuano awit.
Noun
awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- song; hymn
- manner of singing
- (by extension) psalm
- (by extension) anthem
- poetic myth; poetic legend
- (figurative) act of asking something from someone for free (especially from a friend)
- (neologism) metrical romance
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Blend of aw (“ouch!”) + sakit (“pain”).
Interjection
awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (slang)
- an expression reacting to an undesirable situation
Related terms
Further reading
- “awit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018