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lapit

Pronunciation: /ˈlapit/

“lapit” is a Tagalog word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. nearness; proximity; closeness
  2. approaching (of a person or place)
  3. seeking of help (by approaching someone)
  4. intimacy; closeness

adjective

  1. near each other

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapət (“to place in contact with one another, come in contact, space closely”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rapət (“to join together, attach tightly”). Compare Indonesian rapat (“close; tight”), Javanese ꦫꦥꦼꦠ꧀ (rapet, “tightly closed; close; next to”), Malagasy rafitra (“carpenter's work, masonry”).

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