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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈwat/
- Hyphenation: li‧wat
Adverb
liwát (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)
- (literary, formal) again
- Synonyms: giraray, gilayon
Noun
liwát (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)
- (literary, formal) repeat; redo
- Synonyms: ulit, otro, ungkat
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: li‧wat
- IPA(key): /liˈwat/
Adjective
liwát (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)
- 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.
- (colloquial, by extension) bearing semblance with something or someone
Derived terms
Verb
liwát (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)
- to take after someone
- Synonym: sumat
Derived terms
Noun
liwát (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)
- brood; the children in one family
- progeny; offsprings or descendants
- species; breed
Dupaningan Agta
Noun
liwat
- mistake; error; fault; sin
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Preposition
liwat
- Nonstandard form of lewat.
Verb
liwat
- 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)
- 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)
- sodomy
Further reading
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
liwat (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)
- pouring of liquid from one container to another (to cool or mix the liquid)
- Synonyms: pagsasalin, salin
Derived terms
Anagrams
Yogad
Noun
liwát
- mistake; sin; crime