sumpit

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sumpit (“blowpipe”).

Noun

sumpit (plural sumpits)

1. The poison dart used in the sumpitan, or Malay blowpipe.
2. The blowpipe itself.

Anagrams

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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”).

Noun

sumpit

1. chopstick (single eating utensil)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: sumpit
• → Malay: sumpit

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• sungpit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sumˈpit/ [sumˈpit]
• Hyphenation: sum‧pit

Noun

sumpít (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. a spray

   Synonym: kupsit

2. blowgun; blowpipe

   Synonym: talayop

3. syringe

   Synonym: labatiba

Derived terms

• isumpit
• magsumpit
• sumpiton

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sum‧pit

Noun

sumpit

1. a blowdart

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʊmpɪt̚]
• Hyphenation: sum‧pit

Etymology 1

From Malay sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian *sumpit.

Noun

sumpit (plural sumpit-sumpit)

1. blowpipe (weapon)

   Synonym: sumpitan

Etymology 2

From Baba Malay sumpit, from Hokkien 栓筆 / 栓笔 (sng-pit, “holding pin”).

Noun

sumpit (plural sumpit-sumpit)

1. 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

1. blowgun

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /sumpet/
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /sumpɪt/
• 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, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)

1. a blowpipe (weapon).
2. a tube used to spout water.
3. (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

1. to use a blowpipe, by blowing it.

   Budak itu pandai menyumpit.

   That kid is skilled at using a blowpipe.

Descendants

• Indonesian: sumpit
• → English: sumpit

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”). Doublet of sepit.

Noun

sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)

1. chopstick (single eating utensil).

Etymology 3

Compare sumpit-sumpit.

Noun

sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit, informal 1st possessive sumpitku, 2nd possessive sumpitmu, 3rd possessive sumpitnya)

1. a type of sack of a matwork for holding rice, salt etc.

Further reading

• “sumpit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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

1. 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/ [sʊmˈpit̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: sum‧pit

Noun

sumpít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

1. blowgun; popgun

   Synonym: sumpak

2. enema apparatus

   Synonym: labatiba

3. 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

1. 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

1. blowgun