daot

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaqet (cf. Hiligaynon daut, Malay jahat).

Pronunciation 1

  • Hyphenation: da‧ot
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʔot/, [ˈd̪aʔʊt̪]

Adjective

dàot

  1. thin
  2. defective
  3. slim
  4. (of fish, crab, etc.) not meaty

Verb

dàot

  1. to destroy
  2. to harm
  3. to get someone into trouble
  4. to get sick
  5. to give someone a sexually transmitted infection
  6. to harm someone with sorcery
  7. for a supernatural being to bring disease
  8. to besmirch; to tarnish someone's reputation
  9. (of food, etc.) to go bad; to spoil
Conjugation

Noun

dàot

  1. rotten or spoiled food, etc.
  2. rot
  3. damage
  4. hex

Pronunciation 2

  • Hyphenation: da‧ot
  • IPA(key): /daˈʔot/, [d̪ʌˈʔut̪]

Verb

daót

  1. (of an engine, appliance, etc.) to be in poor condition
  2. to become slim
  3. (euphemistic) to have a menstruation
Conjugation

Noun

daót

  1. defect
  2. (often preceded by ang) someone thin or slim
Derived terms

References

  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan (in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 208-209
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