limot

See also: līmõt

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Philippine *límut (“forget”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlimot/ [ˈli.mot] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -imot
  • IPA^(key): /liˈmot/ [lɪˈmot] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: li‧mot

Noun

limot (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

1. forgetting; oblivion
2. forgetfulness

   Synonym: pagkamalimutin

3. (by extension) overlooking of offenses; pardon

   Synonym: pagpapatawad

Derived terms

• kalimutan
• limutin
• lumimot
• makalimot
• makalimutan
• malilimutin
• malimutan
• malimutin
• manlimot
• pagkalimot
• pagkamalimutin
• pampalimot

 

Adjective

limót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

1. forgotten; neglected

   Synonyms: pinabayaan, napabayaan

2. forgetful; negligent

   Synonyms: malimutin, pabaya

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈmot/ [lɪˈmot]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: li‧mot

Noun

limót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

1. picking up from the ground (of an object)

   Synonyms: pulot, pagpulot

2. (figurative) learning; picking up (of new knowledge)

   Synonyms: pulot, pagpulot

3. article of value accidentally found on the street

Derived terms

• limutin
• makalimot
• manlimot
• panlilimot

 

Adjective

limót (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜆ᜔)

1. found accidentally by someone on the street
2. picked up from the ground (of fruits, as opposed to plucked from the branch)

Further reading

• “limot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018