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
Pattani Malay
Etymology
Cognate with Terengganu 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
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