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