hapit

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapit (“to press together (between two surfaces)”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sapit.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈhapit/ [ˈha.pɪt] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -apit
    • IPA(key): /haˈpit/ [hɐˈpit] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: ha‧pit

Noun

hapit (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. pressing tight between two hard objects
  2. tightening fully (such as a tie, knot, or a clothesline)

Adjective

hapít (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. tight-fitting (of one's clothing, etc.)
    Synonyms: sikip, mahigpit
  2. taut; fully stretched
    Synonyms: banat, bagting, mabagting

Derived terms
  • hapitan
  • hapitin
  • humapit
  • mahapit
  • pakahapitin

Further reading
  • “hapit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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