kuwiter

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English quitter (“one who quits”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈiteɾ/ [ˈkwiː.t̪ɛɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iteɾ
  • Syllabification: ku‧wi‧ter

Noun

kuwiter (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜆᜒᜇ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. quitter (one who quits)
    Synonyms: ayawin, takbuhin

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 328
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