pait

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC.

• Hyphenation: pa‧it
• IPA^(key): /paˈʔit/ [paˈʔit]

paít

1. bitterness (taste)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC.

• Hyphenation: pa‧it
• IPA^(key): /paˈʔit/ [pɐˈʔit̪]

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paít

1. bitter
2. (personal or social) harsh, unfortunate, tragic

   pait nga kinabuhi ― a harsh life

pait

1. bitterness

   Synonyms: kapait, kapaiton

Semantic extension of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit (“bitter”), from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC. Cognate with Tiruray fait (“cyprinid fish”), Tboli hait (“minnow, a kind of freshwater fish”), Chamorro fa-fa'et (“a snapper, Lutjanus gibbus”), Sasak pepait (“small, silvery river fish”).

pait

1. small bitter-tasting cyprinid fish, especially in the genus Barbodes

   Synonyms: pait-pait, paitan

• paît

pait

1. third-person singular present indicative of paitre

• pâti, tapi

From Proto-Malayic *pahit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC.

pait

1. bitter

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC. Compare Malay pahit.

pait

1. bitter

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC.

• IPA^(key): /pəˈit/ [pəˈiːt]
• Hyphenation: pa‧it

paít

1. bitterness
2. harshness; severity

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC.

pait

1. bitter

Semantic extension of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit (“bitter”), from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC. Cognate with Tiruray fait (“cyprinid fish”), Tboli hait (“minnow, a kind of freshwater fish”), Chamorro fa-fa'et (“a snapper, Lutjanus gibbus”), Sasak pepait (“small, silvery river fish”).

pait

1. a cyprinid fish, Barbodes amarus, endemic to Lake Lanao

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC.

pait

1. bitterness

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈʔit/ [pɐˈʔɪt̪̚], (colloquial) /paˈʔet/ [pɐˈʔɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: pa‧it

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC. Cognate with Malay pahit (“bitter”), Tboli héét (“bitter”), Eastern Cham ꨜꨪꩀ (phik, “bitter”), Malagasy faitra (“bitterness”), Chamorro fa'et (“salty”).

paít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜁᜆ᜔)

1. bitterness
2. disagreeableness; harshness; severity

• paet — colloquial

See paet.

paít (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜁᜆ᜔)

1. alternative form of paet

• pati, pita, atip, tapi

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /paʔit/ [paˈʔit̪̚]
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: pa‧it

pait (Sulat Sūg spelling فَئِتْ)

1. bitterness

• mapait (“bitter”)

From Malay pahit.

pait

1. bitter
2. sharp, spicy

From English fight.

pait

1. fight, battle, war

pait

1. to fight

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.it̪/

pait

1. (transitive) to rise (of the moon)

• palat (“to rise (of the sun)”)

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqit, from Proto-Austronesian *paqiC. Cognate with Malay pahit (“bitter”), Tboli héét (“bitter”), Eastern Cham ꨜꨪꩀ (phik, “bitter”), Malagasy faitra (“bitterness”), Chamorro fa'et (“salty”).

pait

1. salty