kabit
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See also: kab-it
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit.
Pronunciation
Verb
kabít (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
Etymology
From kab-it (“attach”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kabit
Synonyms
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit (“hook”). Doublet of kawit.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈbit/ [kɐˈbit̪̚], (colloquial) /kaˈbet/ [kɐˈbɛt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: ka‧bit
Noun
kabít (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
Adjective
kabít (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)
References
- Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN
Further reading
- “kabit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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