gamit

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Aklanon[edit]

Verb[edit]

gamit

  1. to use

Cebuano[edit]

Noun[edit]

gamit

  1. tool
  2. use, purpose

Verb[edit]

gamit

  1. to use

Higaonon[edit]

Noun[edit]

gamit

  1. use

Hiligaynon[edit]

Verb[edit]

gamit

  1. to use, to apply, to employ

Maranao[edit]

Verb[edit]

gamit

  1. to pull
  2. to withdraw

Masbatenyo[edit]

Noun[edit]

gamit

  1. use; function

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Greater Central Philippine *gámit, from Proto-Philippine *ʀámit,[1] *gámit (“to use”).[2] Compare Ilocano ram-ramit, Bikol Central gamit, Cebuano gamit, and Masbatenyo gamit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɡamit/, [ˈɡa.mɪt] (noun)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɡamet/, [ˈɡa.mɛt] (noun, colloquial)
    • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmit/, [ɡɐˈmit] (adjective)
    • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmet/, [ɡɐˈmɛt] (adjective, colloquial)
  • Rhymes: (noun) -amit, (adjective) -it
  • Syllabification: ga‧mit

Noun[edit]

gamit (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. thing; anything that one uses
  2. utensil; tool; paraphernalia
  3. use; usage; utility
    Synonym: kagamitan
  4. act of using something
    Synonym: paggamit

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gamít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. used up; worn out; already used

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*Rámit”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  2. ^ Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*gámit”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading[edit]

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

Anagrams[edit]

Yogad[edit]

Noun[edit]

gamít

  1. worn-out rag
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