awit

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔawit/ [ˈʔa.wit]
  • Hyphenation: a‧wit

Noun

áwit (Basahan spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (formal)

  1. song
    Synonym: kanta
  2. (by extension) anthem
    Synonym: imno

Derived terms

  • awiton
  • i-awit
  • mag-awit

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Compare Bikol Central awit.

Noun

awit

  1. song

Verb

awit

  1. to sing

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Verb

awit

  1. to be last in a race, etc.

Noun

awit

  1. the last person or animal in a race, etc.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:awit.

Javanese

Romanization

awit

  1. romanization of ꦲꦮꦶꦠ꧀

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈwit/ [ʔʌˈwi̞t̚]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: a‧wit

Noun

awít

  1. slope, slant, incline
  2. act of carrying a load

Derived terms

Adjective

awít

  1. (of the child) causing the mother's death during childbirth
  2. 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

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)

  1. song; hymn
    Synonyms: kanta, imno
  2. manner of singing
  3. (by extension) psalm
    Synonyms: dalit, salmo
  4. (by extension) anthem
    Synonyms: imno, antem
    pambansang awitnational anthem
  5. poetic myth; poetic legend
  6. (figurative) act of asking something from someone for free (especially from a friend)
  7. (neologism) metrical romance
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Blend of aw (ouch!) +‎ sakit (pain).

Interjection

awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (slang)

  1. an expression reacting to an undesirable situation

Further reading

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

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