sipit
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mga sipit ng damit
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Pronunciation
Noun
sipít
Maranao
Noun
sipit
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *sipit. Compare Ilocano sigpit and Tausug sibit.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsipit/
- Rhymes: -ipit
- Syllabification: si‧pit
Noun
sipit (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔)
- pincer; chela (of an arthropod)
- sipit ng alimango
- crab's claws/pincers
- insertion of something (between two objects)
- tongs
- clothespin
- chopsticks
- Synonyms: tsap-stik, sipit ng Intsik
- pincers; tweezers (for plucking hair, picking little objects, etc.)
- act of pinching with tongs, tweezers, etc.
- clip (such as paper clips, hairclips, etc.)
- curlers (for hair)
- forceps
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “sipit”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “sipit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sipit”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Anagrams
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Noun
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