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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

nihit

English

scarce; rare; limitedadjective

Alternative meanings

Existing in small quantity, not abundant, or difficult to find.

Pronunciation

NEE-hit

Root and affixes

Nihit is used to express scarcity or rarity.

Variants or conjugations

nihit; kulang; gamay; not many

Related words and expressions

lacking; enough; many; little; shortage

Meaning and usage notes

Nihit fits scarce or rare best. Kulang is more often used for insufficient or lacking something.

adjectivefewlimitedquantityrarescarce
Example 1

Nihit ang tubig sa maong lugar.

Water is scarce in that place.

Example 2

Nihit na kaayo kini nga matang sa tanom.

This kind of plant is now very rare.

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