gilit

See also: gil-it

Cebuano

Etymology

English Genericized trademark from Gillette.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gi‧lit

Noun

gilit

  1. a razor blade

Verb

gilit

  1. to cut; to cut with a razor blade

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Austronesian *gərəC (slit an animal's throat). Compare Bikol Central gurot, Cebuano gulot, and Malay kerat.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡiˈlit/ [ɡɪˈlɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: gi‧lit

Noun

gilít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. cutting into thin slices
  2. small cut; nick (made with a knife)
    Synonym: gatgat
  3. sliced piece (of meat, fish, etc.)
    Synonyms: hiwa, gayat, tahada, katay, piraso
  4. cleft mark on skin surfaces (as on the chin, neck, or on certain fruits)
  5. cutting with a blade pushed forward and backward without raising it
  6. killing by slicing the neck forward and backward
Derived terms
  • gilitan
  • gilitin
  • manggigilit
  • manggilit
  • panggilit

Adjective

gilít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. sliced; cut into thin slices (of meat, fish, etc.)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡilit/ [ˈɡiː.lɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ilit
  • Syllabification: gi‧lit

Noun

gilit (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. moss
    Synonym: lumot
  2. seaweed; algae; pond scum

Further reading

  • gilit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gereC”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

West Makian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡi.l̪it̪/

Noun

gilit

  1. the throat

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics