mapilit

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano mapilit.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧pi‧lit

Adjective

mapilít

1. (Cotabateño, Zamboangueño) sticky

   Synonym: (Caviteño,Ternateño) pegajoso

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Tagalog ma-

Proto-Philippine *pílit

Tagalog pilit

Tagalog mapilit

From ma- + pilit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈpilit/ [mɐˈpiː.lɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ilit
• Syllabification: ma‧pi‧lit

Adjective

mapilit (plural mapipilit, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

1. insistent; avid; vehement; impetuous

   Synonym: maukilkil

Verb

mapilit (complete napilit, progressive napipilit, contemplative mapipilit, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜒᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

1. to be able to convince through insistence
2. to be able to be convinced through insistence