awit

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔawit/ [ˈʔa.wit]
• Hyphenation: a‧wit

áwit (Basahan spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (formal)

1. song

   Synonym: kanta

2. (by extension) anthem

   Synonym: imno

Compare Bikol Central awit.

awit

1. song

awit

1. to sing

Unknown.

awit

1. to be last in a race, etc.

awit

1. the last person or animal in a race, etc.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:awit.

• auit — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔawit/ [ˈʔaː.wɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -awit
• Syllabification: a‧wit

Compare Bikol Central awit and Cebuano awit.

awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔)

1. song; hymn

   Synonyms: kanta, imno

2. manner of singing
3. (by extension) psalm

   Synonyms: dalit, salmo

4. (by extension) anthem

   Synonyms: imno, antem

   pambansang awit ― national anthem

5. poetic myth; poetic legend
6. (figurative) act of asking something from someone for free (especially from a friend)

Blend of aw (“ouch!”) +‎ sakit (“pain”).

awit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (slang)

1. an expression reacting to an undesirable situation

• “awit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• tiwa