Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
nihit
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
Nihit ang tubig sa maong lugar.
Water is scarce in that place.
Nihit na kaayo kini nga matang sa tanom.
This kind of plant is now very rare.