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

Alternative forms

• gamet — colloquial

Etymology

From Greater Central Philippine *gámit, from Proto-Philippine *ʀámit, *gámit (“to use”). Compare Ilocano ram-ramit, Bikol Central gamit, Cebuano gamit, and Masbatenyo gamit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡamit/ [ˈɡaː.mɪt̪̚], (colloquial) /ˈɡamet/ [ˈɡaː.mɛt̪̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -amit
  • IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmit/ [ɡɐˈmit̪̚], (colloquial) /ɡaˈmet/ [ɡɐˈmɛt̪̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: ga‧mit

Noun

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

• gamitan
• gamitin
• gumamit
• higamit
• kagagamit
• kagamitan
• magagamit
• mangga
• manggagamit
• pagamit
• paggamit
• pagkagamit
• pagkakagamit
• pagpapagamit
• tagagamit
• tagapaggamit

 

See also

• aytem
• bagay

 

Adjective

gamít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜋᜒᜆ᜔)

1. used up; worn out; already used

Further reading

• “gamit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• tigam

Yogad

Noun

gamít

1. worn-out rag