Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “the grasp is weak”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˌhinaʔ ʔaŋ ˈkapit/ [mɐˌhi.nɐʔ ʔɐŋ ˈka.pɪt]
- IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /maˌhina(ʔ) ʔaŋ ˈkapit/ [mɐˌhi.nɐː ʔɐŋ ˈka.pɪt]
- Rhymes: -apit
- Syllabification: ma‧hi‧na ang ka‧pit
Adjective[edit]
mahinà ang kapit (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜈ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔)
- (idiomatic) with little influence