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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 街渡.
Noun
kaito (plural kaitos)
- (Hong Kong) A small motorized ferry or sampan that serves mostly remote islands.
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ka- + ito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʔiˈto/,
- Hyphenation: ka‧i‧to
Adverb
kaitó (Basahan spelling ᜃᜁᜆᜓ)
- previously, formerly
- Synonym: kan nakaagi
- before
- Synonym: antes
Pronoun
kaitó (Basahan spelling ᜃᜁᜆᜓ)
- that; those (far from the addressee)
- Coordinate terms: kaini, kaiyan
Prepositional phrase
kaitó (Basahan spelling ᜃᜁᜆᜓ)
- back then, at that time
Kaito pa iyan.- That was back then.
Kaito pa, magkaiwal na sinda.- At that time, they were already enemies.