pilit

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilit.

Noun

pilit

  1. glue

Verb

pilit

  1. to paste; to stick

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧lit
  • IPA(key): /piˈlit/

Adjective

pilit

  1. sticky

Noun

pilit

  1. glutinous rice

Verb

pilit

  1. to adhere; to stick

Quotations

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Kavalan

Noun

pilit

  1. stockpot

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of pili.

Adjective

pilit m or n (feminine singular pilită, masculine plural piliți, feminine and neuter plural pilite)

  1. tipsy
    Synonyms: beat; băut; (very formal) în stare de ebrietate; (slang) matol; (slang) matolit; (slang) cherchelit; (slang) mangă; (slang) țeapăn

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite pilit pilită piliți pilite
definite pilitul pilita piliții pilitele
genitive-
dative
indefinite pilit pilite piliți pilite
definite pilitului pilitei piliților pilitelor

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pílit (to insist; to force, compel someone to do something).

Pronunciation

Adjective

pilít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. forced; strained
  2. labored; done with difficulty

Derived terms

Further reading

  • pilit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pílit”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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