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Estonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliˑt/, [ˈlʲiˑtˑ]
  • Rhymes: -iˑt
  • Hyphenation: liit

Noun

liit (genitive liidu, partitive liitu)

  1. alliance, union (an agreement between independent parties for joint action, to achieve common goals)
  2. association, union (an organization comprising persons or institutions operating in the same field)

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation), singular ...

Compounds

References

  • liit in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • liit”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Central Proto-Philippine *Diət (small; little; few). Compare Kapampangan dit / lati, Bikol Central diit / dikit / sadit, Hanunoo dait, and Cebuano diyot. Possibly related to Proto-Austronesian *dikit. Compare Malay dikit.

Pronunciation

Noun

liít (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜁᜆ᜔)

  1. smallness; littleness
    Synonyms: kaliitan, linggit, kalinggitan
  2. (obsolete) pulverization; granularization; grinding into tiny bits
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

liit (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜁᜆ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. loop around the neck

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Wolof

Etymology

Cognate with Serer liit (flute), Fula liital (flute), Badyara ka-liit.

Noun

liit

  1. a woodwind instrument made of a reed, flute

References

  • Fal, Arame; Santos, Rosine; Doneux, Jean Léonce (1990), Dictionnaire wolof-français, Paris: Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 124

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