gamit

Aklanon

Verb

gamit

  1. to use

Cebuano

Noun

gamit

  1. tool
  2. use, purpose

Verb

gamit

  1. to use

Higaonon

Noun

gamit

  1. use

Hiligaynon

Verb

gamit

  1. to use, to apply, to employ

Maranao

Verb

gamit

  1. to pull
  2. to withdraw

Masbatenyo

Noun

gamit

  1. use; function

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ga‧mit
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡamit/, [ˈɡa.mɪt] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡamet/, [ˈɡa.met] (noun, colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmit/, [ɡɐˈmit] (adjective)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmet/, [ɡɐˈmet] (adjective, colloquial)

Noun

gamit

  1. thing; anything that one uses
  2. utensil; tool; paraphernalia
  3. use; usage; utility
    Synonym: kagamitan
  4. act of using something
    Synonym: paggamit

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

gamít

  1. used up; worn out; already used

References
  1. Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎
  2. Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010-) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary‎

Anagrams

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Noun

gamít

  1. worn-out rag
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