wisit
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 有衣食 (ū ui-si̍t, “with clothes and food”)[1]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wi‧sit
- IPA(key): /ˈwisit/, [ˈwi.sɪt]
- IPA(key): /wiˈsit/, [wɪˈsit]
Noun
wisit or wisít (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔)
- mascot for good luck
- Synonym: nagbibigay-suwerte
References
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 146
Wolof
Noun
wisit (definite form wisit bi)
- medical appointment
References
Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 257