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bitin

Pronunciation: /ˈbitin/

“bitin” is a Tagalog word. Its 10 meanings in English:

noun

  1. hanging position
  2. suspended object; hanging object
  3. act of hanging something
  4. a kind of game where participants grab hung prizes from a square trellis
  5. hung prizes from such a game
  6. inadequacy of something leaving one dissatisfied (of food, storyline, fun, etc.)
  7. large boa that hangs from tree branches

adjective

  1. awkwardly short (of clothes, fabric, etc.)
  2. inadequate, leaving one dissatisfied (of food, storyline, fun, etc.)
  3. dissatisfied due to inadequacy (of food, storyline, fun, etc.)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bítin.

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