palita

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pa‧li‧ta

Etymology 1

palit +‎ -a

Verb

palita

  1. imperative of palit

Etymology 2

From Spanish palita, diminutive of pala.

Noun

palita

  1. a trowel
  2. a peel; a shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing pizza or loaves of bread from a baker's oven
  3. a pallet; a wooden implement, often oval or round, used by potters, crucible makers, etc., for forming, beating, and rounding their works

Pali

Alternative forms
  • phalita

Alternative scripts
Alternative forms
  • 𑀧𑀮𑀺𑀢 (Brahmi script)
  • पलित (Devanagari script)
  • পলিত (Bengali script)
  • පලිත (Sinhalese script)
  • ပလိတ (Burmese script)
  • ปลิต or ปะลิตะ (Thai script)
  • ᨷᩃᩥᨲ (Tai Tham script)
  • ປລິຕ or ປະລິຕະ (Lao script)
  • បលិត (Khmer script)
  • 𑄛𑄣𑄨𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पलित (palita).

Adjective

palita[1]

  1. grey

References
  1. Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “palita”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Spanish

Noun

palita f (plural palitas)

  1. Diminutive of pala

Descendants
  • → Cebuano: palita
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