gamit

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Aklanon

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Verb

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gamit

  1. to use

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

Derived terms

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See also

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Adjective

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gamít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. used up; worn out; 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, Manila, 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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