paswit
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pasˈwit/ [pɐsˈwɪt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -it
- Syllabification: pas‧wit
Etymology 1
From earlier pasuwit, from pa- + suwit.
Noun
paswít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ᜔)
- whistle (act of whistling)
- whistle (sound made by whistling)
- Synonym: sipol
- whistling or hissing sound to call one's attention
- Synonym: sutsot
- whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)
Alternative forms
- basuwit, baswit
- pasouit — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- pasuit — obsolete
- pasuwit
Derived terms
- magpaswit
- pagpaswit
- paswitan
- pumaswit
Etymology 2
Noun
paswít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐ᜔ᜏᜒᜆ᜔) (obsolete)
Alternative forms
- pasuit — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Further reading
- “paswit”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “paswit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018