kabit

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈbit/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bit

Verb

kabít (Basahan spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. to fasten; to attach; to clasp
  2. to hold up; to support
  3. (informal) to pass by the skin of your teeth
  4. (slang) to dance with
    Synonyms: bayle, sayaw

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From kab-it (“attach”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧bit
  • IPA(key): /kaˈbit/

Noun

kabit

  1. mistress, paramour, lover, concubine
  2. boyfriend, girlfriend (on the side)

Synonyms

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit (“hook”). Doublet of kawit.

Pronunciation

Noun

kabít (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. act of attaching
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) mistress; paramour; concubine
    Synonyms: babae, kaapid, kalaguyo, kerida, (colloquial) bata, kaagulo, (slang) pangapol
    • 1996, Ani:
      May tomboy na kasama ang kabit niyang Pinay, pulos lilimampuin ang hawak. May isang weyter na TNT na nguya nang nguya sa isang tabi at panay ang sagupsop ng orange juice. May playboy na ngising-demonyo, tipong sinusuwerte.
      His Filipina mistress is joined by a lesbian, holding fifty-liter bottles. There is a waiter, an illegal, who keeps on chewing and sipping orange juice on the corner. There is also a playboy who smiles like the devil, one who is happy-go-lucky.

Derived terms

Adjective

kabít (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. attached; connected; fastened

References

  • Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN

Further reading

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

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