gamit

See also: Gamit

Aklanon

Verb

gamit

  1. to use

Cebuano

Noun

gamit

  1. tool
  2. use, purpose

Verb

gamit

  1. to use

Higaonon

Noun

gamit

  1. use

Hiligaynon

Verb

gamit

  1. to use, to apply, to employ

Maranao

Verb

gamit

  1. to pull
  2. to withdraw

Masbatenyo

Noun

gamit

  1. use; function

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greater Central Philippine *gámit, from Proto-Philippine *ʀámit,[1] *gámit (“to use”).[2] Compare Ilocano ram-ramit, Bikol Central gamit, Cebuano gamit, and Masbatenyo gamit.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɡamit/ [ˈɡaː.mɪt̪̚], (colloquial) /ˈɡamet/ [ˈɡaː.mɛt̪̚] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -amit
    • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmit/ [ɡɐˈmɪt̪̚], (colloquial) /ɡaˈmet/ [ɡɐˈmɛt̪̚] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: ga‧mit

Noun

gamit (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. thing; anything that one uses
  2. utensil; tool; paraphernalia
  3. use; usage; utility
    Synonym: kagamitan
  4. act of using something
    Synonym: paggamit

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

gamít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. used up; worn out; already used

References

  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Rámit”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  2. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gámit”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

  • “gamit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Yogad

Noun

gamít

  1. worn-out rag
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