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puwit

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puət. Compare Maranao powit.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˈit/ [ˈpwit̪̚], (colloquial) /puˈet/ [ˈpwɛt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: pu‧wit

Noun

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puwít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. buttocks; butt; rear
    Synonyms: pigi, (western Marinduque) sasapnan
    Sa puwit ko, nagkakape.
    In my butt, drinking coffee.
  2. (figurative) bottom part of any container
  3. (nautical) bottom of a vessel

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • puwit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 83: Aſiento) Poyit (pc) o el ſuelo de qual quier vaſija
    • page 208: Culo) Poyit (pc) todas las aſentaderas con ojete y todo, y aſi llaman atodo jenero de ſuelo
    • page 509: Rabo) Poyit (pc) ſobre q̃nos ſentamos
    • page 557: Solar) Poyit (pc) çesto arca &c.
    • page 562: Suelo) Poyit (pc) de çesto cantaro olla arca eſcriuania petaca. &c.
    • page 584: Traſero) Puyit (pc) del hombre