kalabitin

Tagalog

Etymology

From kalabit +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kalabiˈtin/ [kɐ.lɐ.bɪˈt̪ɪn̪] (verb)
    • IPA(key): /ˌkalabiˈtin/ [ˌkaː.lɐ.bɪˈt̪ɪn̪] (adjective)
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: ka‧la‧bi‧tin

Verb

kalabitín (complete kinalabit, progressive kinakalabit, contemplative kakalabitin, 1st object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. to flick a finger onto someone to call their attention
  2. to press the safety or trigger of a gun

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for kalabitin
affix -in / ᜒᜈ᜔
root word kalabit / ᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆ᜔
trigger object
aspect
infinitive  / ᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔
complete kinalabit  / ᜃᜒᜈᜎᜊᜒᜆ᜔
progressive kinakalabit  / ᜃᜒᜈᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆ᜔
inakalabit1 / ᜁᜈᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆ᜔
contemplative kakalabitin / ᜃᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔
akalabitin1 / ᜀᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔
imperative  / ᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔
kalabit1 / ᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆ᜔
kalabita1 / ᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆ

1 Dialectal use only.

Adjective

kálabitín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜊᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. (of a woman) easily tempted or seduced by men

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