bingwit

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *bəŋuit (“fishhook”). Compare Bikol Central banwit and Tausug bingit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /biŋˈwit/, [bɪŋˈwit]
  • Hyphenation: bing‧wit

Noun[edit]

bingwít (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. small fishhook
  2. pole, hook, line and sinker for fishing
    Synonym: pansing
  3. act of fishing with such a tool
  4. (figurative) trick; trap; snare

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Further reading[edit]

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