liwat

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈwat/ [l̪iˈwat]
• Hyphenation: li‧wat

Adverb

liwát (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

1. (literary, formal) again

   Synonyms: giraray, gilayon

Noun

liwát (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

1. (literary, formal) repeat; redo

   Synonyms: ulit, otro, ungkat

Derived terms

• liwaton
• magliwat

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: li‧wat
• IPA^(key): /liˈwat/ [l̪ɪˈwat̪]

Adjective

liwát (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

1. taking after someone; inherit a certain aspect of oneself from a parent or ancestor

   Liwat siya sa amahan nga taas og ilong.

   He takes after his father's long nose.

2. (colloquial, by extension) bearing semblance with something or someone

Derived terms

• liwat sa giliwatan

 

Verb

liwát (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

1. to take after someone

   Synonym: sumat

Derived terms

• giliwatan
• kaliwat
• paliwat
• pangliwat

 

Noun

liwát (Badlit spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

1. brood; the children in one family
2. progeny; offsprings or descendants
3. species; breed

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

liwat

1. mistake; error; fault; sin

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈliwat/ [ˈli.wat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -iwat
• Syllabification: li‧wat

Etymology 1

Preposition

liwat

1. Nonstandard form of lewat.

Verb

liwat

1. Nonstandard form of lewat.

Etymology 2

From Malay liwat (“sodomy”), from Arabic لِوَاط (liwāṭ).

Preposition

liwat (first-person possessive liwatku, second-person possessive liwatmu, third-person possessive liwatnya)

1. homosexuality

Further reading

• “liwat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic لِوَاط (liwāṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliwat/ [ˈli.wat̪]

Noun

liwat (Jawi spelling لواط, plural liwat-liwat, informal 1st possessive liwatku, 2nd possessive liwatmu, 3rd possessive liwatnya)

1. sodomy

Further reading

• “liwat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈliwat/ [ˈliː.wɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -iwat
• Syllabification: li‧wat

Noun

liwat (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜆ᜔)

1. pouring of liquid from one container to another (to cool or mix the liquid)

   Synonyms: pagsasalin, salin

Derived terms

• iliwat
• liwatan
• magliwat
• pagliwat

 

Anagrams

• tiwal, lawit, litaw

Yogad

Noun

liwát

1. mistake; sin; crime