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sipit

Pronunciation: /ˈsipit/

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

noun

  1. pincer; chela (of an arthropod)
  2. insertion of something (between two objects)
  3. tongs
  4. clothespin
  5. chopsticks
  6. pincers; tweezers (for plucking hair, picking little objects, etc.)
  7. act of pinching with tongs, tweezers, etc.
  8. clip (such as paper clips, hairclips, etc.)
  9. curlers (for hair)
  10. forceps

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sipit. Compare Ilocano sigpit, Tausug sibit, and Malay sepit.

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