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)

1. hanging down; suspended from above; sticking out loosely

   Synonyms: nakabitin, laylay, nakalaylay

Derived terms

• ilawit
• lawit ang pusod
• lawit na ang dila
• lawitan
• lumawit
• magpalawit
• nakalawit
• palawit
• palawitan
• palawitin

Noun

lawít (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

1. suspension; hanging from above

   Synonyms: bitin, pagkakabitin

2. lowering; rolling down (of one's sleeves to a certain degree)

   Synonyms: laylay, paglaylay

3. a species of banana (the fruit of which has little meat)

See also

• saging

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlawit/ [ˈlaː.wɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -awit
• Syllabification: la‧wit

Noun

lawit (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (dialectal)

1. common sickle

Related terms

• kalawit

See also

• karit
• kawit
• lilik

Further reading

• “lawit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Anagrams

• tiwal, liwat, litaw