sumpit

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

    Baba Malay

    Etymology

    Noun

    sumpit

    1. chopstick (single eating utensil)

    Descendants

    • Indonesian: sumpit
    • Malay: sumpit

    References

    1. ^ Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010), The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary[1]:2020

    Cebuano

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: sum‧pit

    Noun

    sumpit

    1. a blowdart

    Central Bikol

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *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

    Indonesian

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsumpit/ [ˈsum.pɪt̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -umpit
    • Syllabification: sum‧pit

    Etymology 1

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

    Noun

    sumpit (plural sumpit-sumpit)

    1. blowpipe (weapon)
      Synonym: sumpitan

    Etymology 2

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

    Noun

    sumpit (plural sumpit-sumpit)

    1. chopstick (single eating utensil)

    Further reading

    Maguindanao

    Etymology

    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit.

    Noun

    sumpit

    1. blowgun

    Malay

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Malayic *sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit.

    Noun

    sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit or sumpit2)

    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

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit or sumpit2)

    1. chopstick (single eating utensil).

    Etymology 3

    Compare sumpit-sumpit.

    Noun

    sumpit (Jawi spelling سومڤيت, plural sumpit-sumpit or sumpit2)

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

    Further reading

    References

    1. ^ Robert Blust; Stephen Trussel (2010), The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary[2]:2020

    Tagalog

    Etymology

    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sumˈpit/ [sʊmˈpɪt̪̚]
    • 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.

    Noun

    sumpít

    1. blowgun