liwat

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈwat/
  • Hyphenation: li‧wat

Adverb

liwát (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. (literary, formal) again
    Synonyms: giraray, gilayon

Noun

liwát (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. (literary, formal) repeat; redo
    Synonyms: ulit, otro, ungkat

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧wat
  • IPA(key): /liˈwat/

Adjective

liwát (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. taking after someone; inherit a certain aspect of oneself from a parent or ancestor
    Liwat siya sa amahan nga taas og ilong.
    He takes after his father's long nose.
  2. (colloquial, by extension) bearing semblance with something or someone

Derived terms

Verb

liwát (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. to take after someone
    Synonym: sumat

Derived terms

Noun

liwát (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. brood; the children in one family
  2. progeny; offsprings or descendants
  3. species; breed

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

liwat

  1. mistake; error; fault; sin

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Preposition

liwat

  1. Nonstandard form of lewat.

Verb

liwat

  1. Nonstandard form of lewat.

Etymology 2

From Malay liwat (sodomy), from Arabic لِوَاط (liwāṭ).

Preposition

liwat (first-person possessive liwatku, second-person possessive liwatmu, third-person possessive liwatnya)

  1. homosexuality

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic لِوَاط (liwāṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

liwat (Jawi spelling لواط, plural liwat-liwat, informal 1st possessive liwatku, 2nd possessive liwatmu, 3rd possessive liwatnya)

  1. sodomy

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

liwat (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. pouring of liquid from one container to another (to cool or mix the liquid)
    Synonyms: pagsasalin, salin

Derived terms

Anagrams

Yogad

Noun

liwát

  1. mistake; sin; crime