kabit

kabit

See also: kab-it

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧bit
• IPA^(key): /kaˈbit/

Verb

kabit

1. to fasten; to attach; to clasp
2. to hold up; to support
3. (informal) to pass by the skin of your teeth
4. (slang) to dance with

Derived terms

• ikabit
• kabitan
• kabiton
• magkabit
• makabit
• makakabit
• pangkabit

 

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Cebuano

Etymology

From kab-it (“attach”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧bit
• IPA^(key): /kaˈbit/, [kʌˈbit̪]

Noun

kabit

1. mistress, paramour, lover, concubine
2. boyfriend, girlfriend (on the side)

Synonyms

• kerida

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kabit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabit, from Proto-Austronesian *kabit.

Second sense, likely an extension of the first sense or a borrowing from Cebuano kabit.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧bit
• IPA^(key): /kaˈbit/, [kɐˈbit]
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

kabít

1. act of attaching
2. (colloquial, derogatory) mistress; paramour; concubine

   Synonyms: babae, kaapid, kalaguyo, kerida

   • 1996, Ani:

     May tomboy na kasama ang kabit niyang Pinay, pulos lilimampuin ang hawak. May isang weyter na TNT na nguya nang nguya sa isang tabi at panay ang sagupsop ng orange juice. May playboy na ngising-demonyo, tipong sinusuwerte.

     His Filipina mistress is joined by a lesbian, holding fifty-liter bottles. There is a waiter, an illegal, who keeps on chewing and sipping orange juice on the corner. There is also a playboy who smiles like the devil, one who is happy-go-lucky.

Adjective

kabít

1. attached; connected; fastened

Derived terms

• di-nakakabit
• ikabit
• kabitan
• kabit-kabit
• magkabit
• magkakabit
• pagkabitin
• pagkakabit
• pagkakakabit
• pagkakakabit-kabit
• pangabit
• pangkabit

 

References

• Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN

Further reading

• “kabit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

Anagrams

• bakit, tibak, tikab