sumpit

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sumpit (blowpipe).

Noun

sumpit (plural sumpits)

  1. The poison dart used in the sumpitan, or Malay blowpipe.
  2. The blowpipe itself.

Anagrams

Baba Malay

Etymology

Noun

sumpit

  1. chopstick (single eating utensil)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: sumpit
  • Malay: sumpit

References

  1. ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (2010) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary:2020

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sumˈpit/
  • Hyphenation: sum‧pit

Noun

sumpít (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. a spray
    Synonym: kupsit
  2. blowgun; blowpipe
    Synonym: talayop
  3. syringe
    Synonym: labatiba

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sum‧pit

Noun

sumpit

  1. a blowdart

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: sum‧pit

Etymology 1

From Malay sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Noun

sumpit (plural sumpit-sumpit)

  1. blowpipe (weapon)
    Synonym: sumpitan

Etymology 2

From Baba Malay sumpit, from Hokkien  / (sng-pit, holding pin).

Noun

sumpit (plural sumpit-sumpit)

  1. chopstick (single eating utensil)

Further reading

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Noun

sumpit

  1. blowgun

Malay

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Noun

sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)

  1. a blowpipe (weapon).
  2. a tube used to spout water.
  3. (zoology) an archerfish, a kind of fish that shoots insects with water in the genus Toxotes; usually as ikan sumpit or sumpit-sumpit.
    Seekor sumpit berenang di air.
    An archerfish is swimming in water.

Verb

sumpit

  1. to use a blowpipe, by blowing it.
    Budak itu pandai menyumpit.
    That kid is skilled at using a blowpipe.
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)

  1. chopstick (single eating utensil).

Etymology 3

Compare sumpit-sumpit.

Noun

sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)

  1. a type of sack of a matwork for holding rice, salt etc.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Robert Blust, Stephen Trussel (2010) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary:2020

Pattani Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Terengganu Malay sumpit. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sumpit

  1. a plastic bag, or any plastic product used as a sack or wrapper

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Pronunciation

Noun

sumpít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. blowgun; popgun
    Synonym: sumpak
  2. enema apparatus
    Synonym: labatiba
  3. shooting with a blowgun or popgun
    Synonyms: paglabatiba, paglalabatiba

Derived terms

Terengganu Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Pattani Malay sumpit. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

sumpit

  1. a plastic bag, or any plastic product used as a sack or wrapper

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Noun

sumpít

  1. blowgun