sumpit

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

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Baba Malay

Etymology

• From Hokkien 栓筆 / 栓笔 (sng-pit, “holding pin”).
• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”), from Proto-Austronesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”).

Noun

sumpit

1. chopstick (single eating utensil)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: sumpit
• → Malay: sumpit

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sum‧pit

Noun

sumpit

1. a blowdart

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• sungpit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sumˈpit/ [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

• isumpit
• magsumpit
• sumpiton

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsumpit/ [ˈsum.pɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -umpit
• Syllabification: sum‧pit

Etymology 1

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

Noun

sumpit (plural sumpit-sumpit)

1. blowpipe (weapon)

   Synonym: sumpitan

Etymology 2

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

Noun

sumpit (plural sumpit-sumpit)

1. chopstick (single eating utensil)

Further reading

• “sumpit”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit.

Noun

sumpit

1. blowgun

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈsumpit/ [ˈsum.pit̪̚]

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈsumpet/ [ˈsum.pet̪̚]
• Rhymes: -umpet, -pet, -et

Etymology 1

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

Noun

sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit or sumpit²)

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

• Indonesian: sumpit
• → English: sumpit

Etymology 2

• From Baba Malay sumpit, from Hokkien 栓筆 / 栓笔 (sng-pit, “holding pin”).
• From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”), from Proto-Austronesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”). Doublet of sepit.

Noun

sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit or sumpit²)

1. chopstick (single eating utensil).

Etymology 3

Compare sumpit-sumpit.

Noun

sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit or sumpit²)

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

Further reading

• "sumpit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "sumpit" at PRPM first version)

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sumˈpit/ [sʊmˈpɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: sum‧pit

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

• sumpitin

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.

Noun

sumpít

1. blowgun