awit

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Compare Central Bikol awit.

Noun

awit

1. song

Verb

awit

1. to sing

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Verb

awit

1. to be last in a race, etc.

Noun

awit

1. the last person or animal in a race, etc.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:awit.

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔawit/ [ˈʔa.wit]
• Hyphenation: a‧wit

Noun

áwit (Basahan spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (formal)

1. song

   Synonym: kanta

2. (by extension) anthem

   Synonym: imno

Derived terms

• awiton
• i-awit
• mag-awit

Javanese

Romanization

awit

1. romanization of ꦲꦮꦶꦠ꧀

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈwit/ [ʔʌˈwi̞t̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: a‧wit

Noun

awít

1. slope, slant, incline
2. act of carrying a load

Derived terms

• awiten
• man-aw-awit
• man-awit

Adjective

awít

1. (of the child) causing the mother's death during childbirth
2. accepting to anyone

Derived terms

• awiten
• maawit

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “awít”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, pages 46-47
• Allen, Larry (2021), “awít”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
• Wallace, Judy (2018), “awit”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• auit — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔawit/ [ˈʔaː.wɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -awit
• Syllabification: a‧wit

Etymology 1

Compare Central Bikol awit and Cebuano awit.

Noun

awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

1. song; hymn

   Synonyms: kanta, imno, awitin

2. manner of singing

   Synonyms: kanta, pagkanta

3. (by extension) psalm

   Synonyms: dalit, salmo

4. (by extension) anthem

   Synonyms: imno, antem

   pambansang awit ― national anthem

5. poetic myth; poetic legend
6. (figurative) act of asking something from someone for free (especially from a friend)
7. (neologism) metrical romance

Derived terms

• Awit ni Solomon
• Awit ng mga Awit
• awitan
• awitin
• awiting-bayan
• mang-aawit
• talaawitan
• umawit

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Tagalog aw

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit

Proto-Philippine *sakit

Tagalog sakit

blend

Tagalog awit

Blend of aw (“ouch!”) + sakit (“pain”).

Interjection

awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (slang)

1. an expression reacting to an undesirable situation

Related terms

• awts gege
• awtsu

Further reading

• “awit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• tiwa