sumpit

English

Etymology

From Malay sumpit (blowpipe).

Noun

sumpit (plural sumpits)

  1. The poison dart used in the sumpitan, or Malay blowpipe.

Anagrams


Baba Malay

Etymology

Noun

sumpit

  1. chopstick (single eating utensil)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: sumpit
  • Malay: sumpit

References

  1. Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: “2020”

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit. Doublet of sungpit.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sum‧pit
  • IPA(key): /sumˈpit/

Noun

sumpit

  1. a spray
    Synonym: kupsit

Derived terms

  • isumpit
  • magsumpit
  • sumpiton

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʊmpɪt̚]
  • Hyphenation: sum‧pit

Etymology 1

From Malay sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Noun

sumpit (first-person possessive sumpitku, second-person possessive sumpitmu, third-person possessive sumpitnya)

  1. blowpipe (weapon)

Etymology 2

From Baba Malay sumpit, from Hokkien (sng-pit, holding pin).

Noun

sumpit (first-person possessive sumpitku, second-person possessive sumpitmu, third-person possessive sumpitnya)

  1. chopstick (single eating utensil)

Further reading


Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Noun

sumpit

  1. blowgun

Malay

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Noun

sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)

  1. blowpipe (weapon)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Baba Malay sumpit, from Hokkien (sng-pit, holding pin).

Noun

sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)

  1. chopstick (single eating utensil)

Further reading


Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sum‧pit
  • IPA(key): /sumˈpit/, [sumˈpit]
  • Rhymes: -it

Noun

sumpít

  1. blowgun; popgun
    Synonym: sumpak
  2. enema apparatus
    Synonym: labatiba
  3. shooting with a blowgun or popgun
    Synonyms: paglabatiba, paglalabatiba

Derived terms

  • sumpitin

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Noun

sumpít

  1. blowgun
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