wisit
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== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Hokkien 衣食 (ui-si̍t, “luck; boon; blessing; good omen”, literally “clothes & food”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwisit/ [ˈwiː.sɪt̪̚], /wiˈsit/ [wɪˈsɪt̪̚]
Rhymes: -isit, -it
Syllabification: wi‧sit
=== Noun ===
wisit or wisít (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜐᜒᜆ᜔)
boon; mascot for good luck
Synonym: nagbibigay-suwerte
==== Related terms ====
buwisit
=== Further reading ===
“wisit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 146
== Wolof ==
=== Noun ===
wisit (definite form wisit bi)
medical appointment
=== References ===
Omar Ka (2018), Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 257