Wiktionary

gamit

See also: Gamit

Aklanon

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡamit/ [ˈɡaː.mɪt̪] (verb)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmit/ [ɡaˈmɪt̪] (noun)
  • Syllabification: ga‧mit

Verb

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gámit

  1. to use, utilize, employ or make use of

Noun

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gamít

  1. article; thing

Derived terms

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Cebuano

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Noun

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gamit

  1. tool
  2. use, purpose

Verb

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gamit

  1. to use

Higaonon

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Noun

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gamit

  1. use

Hiligaynon

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Verb

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gamit

  1. to use, to apply, to employ

Maranao

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Verb

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gamit

  1. to pull
  2. to withdraw

Masbatenyo

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Noun

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gamit

  1. use; function

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Philippine *ʀámit
Proto-Philippine *gámit
Tagalog gamit

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

    Pronunciation

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    • (Standard Tagalog)
      • IPA(key): /ˈɡamit/ [ˈɡaː.mɪt̪̚], (colloquial) /ˈɡamet/ [ˈɡaː.mɛt̪̚] (noun)
      • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmit/ [ɡɐˈmɪt̪̚], (colloquial) /ɡaˈmet/ [ɡɐˈmɛt̪̚] (adjective)
    • Syllabification: ga‧mit

    Noun

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    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

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    Adjective

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    gamít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜒᜆ᜔)

    1. already used

    References

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    1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Rámit”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
    2. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gámit”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

    Further reading

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

    Anagrams

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    Yogad

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    Noun

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    gamít

    1. worn-out rag
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