GIWIT
GIWIT is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
gíwit v [B12; a1] torn into shreds.
Nagkagíwit na giyud kaáyu ang mga kurtína, My curtains are torn to pieces from use.
giwit-giwit a badly torn, tattered.
Giwitgiwit intáwun kaáyug sinínà ang makalilímus, The beggars clothes are in tatters.
v [B1] be, become badly torn.
gíya v [A] lead the way, guide s.
o.
to a place.
Ang kumpas mauy maggíya sa barku, The compass guides the ship.
Gigyáhan silag Manúbù, They were guided by a Manobo tribesman.
n {1} guide.
{2a} tie rod of the steering system of a motor vehicle.
{2b} steering cable in a boat which connects the steering wheel and the rudder.
{3} a line with a ball of rope on one end and the other attached to the towline of a ship.
When the ship docks it is tossed to the wharf so as to bring the boats towline with it.
Nagkagíwit na giyud kaáyu ang mga kurtína, My curtains are torn to pieces from use.
giwit-giwit a badly torn, tattered.
Giwitgiwit intáwun kaáyug sinínà ang makalilímus, The beggars clothes are in tatters.
v [B1] be, become badly torn.
gíya v [A] lead the way, guide s.
o.
to a place.
Ang kumpas mauy maggíya sa barku, The compass guides the ship.
Gigyáhan silag Manúbù, They were guided by a Manobo tribesman.
n {1} guide.
{2a} tie rod of the steering system of a motor vehicle.
{2b} steering cable in a boat which connects the steering wheel and the rudder.
{3} a line with a ball of rope on one end and the other attached to the towline of a ship.
When the ship docks it is tossed to the wharf so as to bring the boats towline with it.