dawit

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: da‧wit

IPA^(key): /ˈdawit/, [ˈda.wɪt]

Noun

dawit (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

implication; entanglement; involvement (usually in a crime)
Synonyms: dalawit, sangkot
a type of arm wrestling where one hooks one's middle fingers on the opponent's hand to force the arm down

Derived terms

madawit
magdawit
magkadawit-dawit
pagkadawit
papagdawitin

See also

hiramay

Further reading

“dawit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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