kitid

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kitir — dialectal, Batangas, Rizal, informal
• qitid, qitir, quitid, quitir — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Philippine *kitid (“narrow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkitid/ [ˈkiː.t̪ɪd̪̚]
• Rhymes: -itid
• Syllabification: ki‧tid

Noun

kitid (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

1. lack of standard width; narrowness

   Synonyms: sikip, kipot, kapos

Derived terms

• kakitiran
• kakitiran ng usap
• kitiran
• makitid
• makitid ang isip
• makitid ang kumot
• makitid ang noo
• makitid ang utak
• pakitirin

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈtid/ [kɪˈt̪ɪd̪̚]
• Rhymes: -id
• Syllabification: ki‧tid

Noun

kitíd (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

1. (fishing) hook-like fishing gear where the baited hook is sunk to the bottom and tied to a bamboo float
2. very small bite (as of tiny fish on bait)

Alternative forms

• kitib

See also

• kibit
• kitig

Further reading

• “kitid”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “kitid”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Anagrams

• dikit