giit

See also: -giit

Ahtna

Stem

giit

1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Customary	get (rot)	get (rot)	get (rot)	get (rot)
Momentaneous	get (rot)			get (rot)

Garo

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali গীত (git).

Noun

giit

1. song

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ɡiˈʔit/ [ɡ̠ɪˈʔɪt̪̚], /ˈɡiʔit/ [ˈɡ̠iː.ʔɪt̪̚] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -it, -iʔit
  • IPA^(key): /ɡiˈʔit/ [ɡ̠ɪˈʔɪt̪̚] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: gi‧it

Noun

giít or giit (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜁᜆ᜔)

1. insistence; maintenance of a firm stand

   Synonyms: pilit, pagpilit, diin, pagdiriin, pagdudumiin, paninindigan

2. forcing of one's way through a crowd through elbowing

   Synonyms: siksik, pagsikisk, pagsusumiksik

3. (obsolete) getting inside a narrow part

   Synonyms: siksik, gitgit

Derived terms

• giitan
• gumiit
• igiit
• maggiit
• makipaggiitan
• paggiit

See also

• giat
• gitgit
• pagitan

Adjective

giít (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜁᜆ᜔)

1. insistent (of a person)

   Synonyms: mapilit, nagpupumilit

Further reading

• “giit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Ulithian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Micronesian *kuyita.

Noun

giit

1. octopus

References

• Yap State Department of Education (2025), Yaar Yaelwich Dekseneeri Irel Yal'ool Yiuldiy [Children's Picture Dictionary In Ulithian]‎^[1] (in Ulithian and English), 1st edition, Auckland, New Zealand: Ultimo Global, page 20