sinipit

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From sipit (“pincer”) +‎ -in-. Compare Bikol Central sinipit, Cebuano sinipit, Hiligaynon sinipit, Maranao sinipit, and Maguindanao sinapit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈnipit/ [sɪˈn̪iː.pɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ipit
• Syllabification: si‧ni‧pit

Noun

sinipit (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔) (nautical, obsolete)

1. wooden anchor

   Synonyms: angkla, angkora, sinipete, sawo

   Ihinulog na namin ang sinipit.

   We already set the anchor.

Derived terms

• magsinipit
• sinipitin

See also

• sinipete

Verb

sinipit (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. complete aspect of sipitin

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siniˈpit/ [sɪ.n̪ɪˈpit̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: si‧ni‧pit

Noun

sinipít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔) (obsolete)

1. a stick that has an iron on the tip, wide enough to make holes

   Synonym: taktak

Further reading

• “sinipit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 54: “Ancora) Sinipit (pp) de dos vñas ſale de ſipit, q̃ es boca de cangrejo porque agarra, anſi eſta como las demas ſon de palo hechas con piedras”

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