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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 衣食 (ui-si̍t, “luck; boon; blessing; good omen”, literally “clothes & food”).
Pronunciation
Noun
wisit or wisít (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔)
- boon; mascot for good luck
- Synonym: nagbibigay-suwerte
Further reading
- “wisit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 146
Wolof
Noun
wisit (definite form wisit bi)
- medical appointment
References
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 257