kuwitib

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• coyitib, cuitib, cuyitib — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• kuitib — obsolete
• kuyitib — obsolete

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈitib/ [ˈkwiː.t̪ɪb̚]
• Rhymes: -itib
• Syllabification: ku‧wi‧tib

Noun

kuwitib (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜆᜒᜊ᜔)

1. Pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis)

Derived terms

• kuwitiban
• kuwitibin
• makuwitib

See also

• apanas
• guyam
• hantik
• langgam

Further reading

• “kuwitib”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 357: “Hormigas) Cuyitib (pp) chiquitas y pican que haçen baylar”