awit
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧wit
- IPA(key): /ˈʔawit/
Noun
awit
- song
- Synonym: kanta
Derived terms
- awiton
- i-awit
- mag-awit
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Compare Bikol Central awit.
Noun
awit
- song
Verb
awit
- to sing
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Verb
awit
- to be last in a race, etc.
Noun
awit
- the last person or animal in a race, etc.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:awit.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- auit – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧wit
- IPA(key): /ˈʔawit/, [ˈʔa.wɪt]
Etymology 1
Compare Bikol Central awit and Cebuano awit.
Noun
awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- song; hymn
- Synonym: kanta
- manner of singing
- poetic myth; poetic legend
- (figurative) act of asking something from someone for free (especially from a friend)
Derived terms
- awitan
- awitin
- Awit ng mga Awit
- Awit ni Solomon
- mang-aawit
- talaawitan
- umawit
Etymology 2
Blend of aw (“ouch!”) + sakit (“pain”).
Interjection
awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- (slang) an expression reacting to an undesirable situation