giit

See also: -giit

Garo

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali গীত (git).

Noun

giit

  1. song

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ɡiˈʔit/ [ɡɪˈʔɪt̪̚], /ˈɡiʔit/ [ˈɡiː.ʔɪt̪̚] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -it, -iʔit
    • IPA(key): /ɡiˈʔit/ [ɡɪˈʔɪt̪̚] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: gi‧it

Noun

giít or giit (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜁᜆ᜔)

  1. insistence; maintenance of a firm stand
    Synonyms: pilit, pagpilit, diin, pagdiriin, pagdudumiin, paninindigan
  2. forcing of one's way through a crowd through elbowing
    Synonyms: siksik, pagsikisk, pagsusumiksik
  3. (obsolete) getting inside a narrow part
    Synonyms: siksik, gitgit

Derived terms

  • giitan
  • gumiit
  • igiit
  • maggiit
  • makipaggiitan
  • paggiit

See also

Adjective

giít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜁᜆ᜔)

  1. insistent (of a person)
    Synonyms: mapilit, nagpupumilit

Further reading

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