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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay gigit, from Proto-Malayic *gigit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gitgit (“to nibble, chew at”).
Pronunciation
Verb
gigit (active menggigit, passive digigit)
- to bite (to cut or hold by clamping the teeth)
Conjugation
1 There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
2 The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.
Derived terms
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gitgit”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Further reading
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡiˈɡit/
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: gi‧git
Noun
gigít
- a kind of fine, close basketwork made with narrow strips of rattan
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms & variants of gigit
Southern / Central
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Mt. Province |
Tadian |
gigit, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) gogot
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Northern / Applai
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Mt. Province |
Sagada |
gigit, (Pidlisan) khikhit
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Derived terms
References
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “gigít”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII), Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 171
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *gigit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gitgit.
Pronunciation
Verb
gigit (active menggigit, passive digigit)
- (transitive) to bite (to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth)
Descendants
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gitgit”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI