limot

See also: līmõt

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Philippine *límut (“forget”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlimot/ [ˈliː.mot̪̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -imot
  • IPA^(key): /liˈmot/ [lɪˈmot̪̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: li‧mot

Noun

limot (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

1. forgetting; oblivion

   Synonym: (dialectal, Quezon) ayaw

2. forgetfulness

   Synonym: pagkamalimutin

3. (by extension) overlooking of offenses; pardon

   Synonym: pagpapatawad

Derived terms

• kalimutan
• limutin
• lumimot
• makakalimutin
• makalimot
• makalimutan
• malilimutin
• malimutan
• malimutin
• manlimot
• pagkalimot
• pagkamalimutin
• pampalimot

Adjective

limót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

1. forgotten; neglected

   Synonyms: pinabayaan, napabayaan

2. forgetful; negligent

   Synonyms: malimutin, pabaya

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈmot/ [lɪˈmot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: li‧mot

Noun

limót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

1. picking up from the ground (of an object)

   Synonyms: pulot, pagpulot

2. (figurative) learning; picking up (of new knowledge)

   Synonyms: pulot, pagpulot

3. article of value accidentally found on the street

Derived terms

• limutin
• makalimot
• manlimot
• panlilimot

Adjective

limót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

1. found accidentally by someone on the street
2. picked up from the ground (of fruits, as opposed to plucked from the branch)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• otmil