salita

salita (accusative singular salitan, plural salitaj, accusative plural salitajn)

1. singular past passive participle of sali

• IPA^(key): /saˈli.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: sa‧lì‧ta

Deverbal, formed with the feminine past participle of salire (“to go up”).

salita f (plural salite)

1. climb
2. increase, rise

• discesa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

salita

1. feminine singular of salito

• alasti, astila, lisata, salati, saltai

Borrowed from Old Malay (compare modern Malay cerita (“tale”)), from Sanskrit चरित (carita, “course of life”).

• IPA^(key): /səˈlitəʔ/, [səˈliː.təʔ]
• Hyphenation: sa‧li‧ta

salítâ

1. story
2. (linguistics) language

salīta

1. inflection of salītus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

salītā

1. ablative feminine singular of salītus

From Malay cerita.

• Hyphenation: sa‧li‧ta
• IPA^(key): /saliˈta/, [sa.lɪˈta]

salitá

1. word
2. language

   salitang Pangasinan

   Pangasinan language

salita f (plural salitas)

1. Diminutive of sala

Borrowed from Old Malay (c.f. modern Malay cerita (“tale”)), from Sanskrit चरित (carita, “course of life; adventures”). Compare Kapampangan salita.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saliˈtaʔ/ [sɐ.lɪˈtaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧li‧ta

salitâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜆ)

1. word (unit of speech)

   Synonyms: (Marinduque) ergo, (eastern Marinduque) salitain, palabra

2. (by extension) language; speech; dialect

   Synonyms: wika, lengguwahe, diyalekto, (Marinduque) ergo

3. something said

   Synonym: sabi

4. statement; remark

   Synonym: pangungusap

5. narration

   Synonyms: salaysay, pagsasalaysay

6. promise; word; affirmation

   Synonym: pangako

7. style or manner of speaking

   Synonyms: pagsasalita, pananalita

• “salita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018