liit

Estonian

Etymology

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Noun

liit (genitive liidu, partitive liitu)

  1. union
  2. league
  3. (government) federation
    Eesti Tekpalli Liit
    The Estonian Teqball Federation / Association
  4. commonwealth

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Central Proto-Philippine *Diət (small; little; few). Compare Kapampangan lati, Bikol Central diit / dikit / sadit, Hanunoo dait, and Cebuano diyot. Doublet of juts. Possibly from Proto-Austronesian *dikit. Compare Malay dikit.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧it
  • IPA(key): /liˈʔit/, [lɪˈʔit]

Noun

liít (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜁᜆ᜔)

  1. smallness; littleness
    Synonyms: kaliitan, linggit, kalinggitan

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Westrobothnian

Verb

liit

  1. Alternative spelling of lit

Wolof

Etymology

Cognate with Serer liit (flute), Fula liital (flute), Badyara ka-liit.

Noun

liit

  1. a woodwind instrument made of a reed, flute

References

  • Fal, Arame; Santos, Rosine; Doneux, Jean Léonce (1990) Dictionnaire wolof-français, Paris: Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 124
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