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Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
lawít (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- hanging down; suspended from above; sticking out loosely
- Synonyms: nakabitin, laylay, nakalaylay
Derived terms
Noun
lawít (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- suspension; hanging from above
- Synonyms: bitin, pagkakabitin
- lowering; rolling down (of one's sleeves to a certain degree)
- Synonyms: laylay, paglaylay
- a species of banana (the fruit of which has little meat)
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
lawit (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (dialectal)
- common sickle
See also
Further reading
- “lawit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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