sumpit
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay sumpit (“blowpipe”).
Noun
sumpit (plural sumpits)
Anagrams
Baba Malay
Etymology
- From Hokkien 栓筆 / 栓笔 (sng-pit, “holding pin”).
- From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”), from Proto-Austronesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”).[1]
Noun
sumpit
- chopstick (single eating utensil)
Descendants
References
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sumˈpit/ [sumˈpit]
- Hyphenation: sum‧pit
Noun
sumpít (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)
Derived terms
- isumpit
- magsumpit
- sumpiton
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sum‧pit
Noun
sumpit
- a blowdart
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsumpit/ [ˈsum.pɪt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -umpit
- Syllabification: sum‧pit
Etymology 1
From Malay sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Noun
sumpit (plural sumpit-sumpit)
Etymology 2
From Baba Malay sumpit, from Hokkien 栓筆 / 栓笔 (sng-pit, “holding pin”).
Noun
sumpit (plural sumpit-sumpit)
- chopstick (single eating utensil)
Further reading
- “sumpit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Maguindanao
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Noun
sumpit
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈsumpət/ [ˈsum.pət̪̚]
- (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /ˈsumpit/ [ˈsum.pit̪̚]
- Rhymes: -umpet, -pet, -et
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayic *sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Noun
sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit)
- a blowpipe (weapon).
- a tube used to spout water.
- (zoology) an archerfish, a kind of fish that shoots insects with water in the genus Toxotes; usually as ikan sumpit or sumpit-sumpit.
- Seekor sumpit berenang di air.
- An archerfish is swimming in water.
Verb
sumpit
- to use a blowpipe, by blowing it.
- Budak itu pandai menyumpit.
- That kid is skilled at using a blowpipe.
Descendants
Etymology 2
- From Baba Malay sumpit, from Hokkien 栓筆 / 栓笔 (sng-pit, “holding pin”).
- From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”), from Proto-Austronesian *supit (“narrow, to pinch, tongs”).[1] Doublet of sepit.
Noun
sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit)
- chopstick (single eating utensil).
Etymology 3
Compare sumpit-sumpit.
Noun
sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit)
Further reading
- “sumpit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
References
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sumˈpit/ [sʊmˈpɪt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: sum‧pit
Noun
sumpít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)
- blowgun; popgun
- Synonym: sumpak
- enema apparatus
- Synonym: labatiba
- shooting with a blowgun or popgun
- Synonyms: paglabatiba, paglalabatiba
Derived terms
- sumpitin
Terengganu Malay
Etymology
Cognate with Pattani Malay sumpit. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
sumpit
- a plastic bag, or any plastic product used as a sack or wrapper
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.
Noun
sumpít