kabit
See also: kab-it
Bikol Central
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkabít (Basahan spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)
- to fasten; to attach; to clasp
- to hold up; to support
- (informal) to pass by the skin of your teeth
- (slang) to dance with
Derived terms
editCebuano
editEtymology
editFrom kab-it (“attach”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkabit
Synonyms
editTagalog
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit (“hook”). Doublet of kawit.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈbit/ [kɐˈbit̪̚], (colloquial) /kaˈbet/ [kɐˈbɛt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: ka‧bit
Noun
editkabít (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)
- act of attaching
- (colloquial, derogatory) mistress; paramour; concubine
- Synonyms: babae, kaapid, kalaguyo, kerida, (colloquial) bata, kaagulo, (slang) pangapol, (slang) kulasa
- 1996, Ani:
- May tomboy na kasama ang kabit niyang Pinay, pulos lilimampuin ang hawak. May isang weyter na TNT na nguya nang nguya sa isang tabi at panay ang sagupsop ng orange juice. May playboy na ngising-demonyo, tipong sinusuwerte.
- His Filipina mistress is joined by a lesbian, holding fifty-liter bottles. There is a waiter, an illegal, who keeps on chewing and sipping orange juice on the corner. There is also a playboy who smiles like the devil, one who is happy-go-lucky.
Derived terms
editAdjective
editkabít (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)
References
edit- Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- “kabit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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