lawit
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- lauit — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈwit/ [lɐˈwɪt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: la‧wit
Adjective
lawít (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
Derived terms
- ilawit
- lawit ang pusod
- lawit na ang dila
- lawitan
- lumawit
- magpalawit
- nakalawit
- palawit
- palawitan
- palawitin
Noun
lawít (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- suspension; hanging from above
- Synonyms: bitin, pagkakabitin
- lowering; rolling down (of one's sleeves to a certain degree)
- Synonyms: laylay, paglaylay
- a species of banana (the fruit of which has little meat)
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlawit/ [ˈlaː.wɪt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -awit
- Syllabification: la‧wit
Noun
lawit (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (dialectal)
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “lawit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018