bolitlit
English: Translation
investigate thoroughly; examine closely; inquire deeply; search exhaustively
English: Definition
To investigate, examine, question, inspect, or search thoroughly and persistently in order to uncover details, establish facts, locate something, or understand a matter completely.
Part of Speech
verb
Notes
Semantic Domain: Cognition; Investigation; Search; Language and communication
Morphology:
Root or lexicalized reduplicative-looking formation; internal historical segmentation not yet established.
Notes:
The defining feature is thoroughness and persistence. It denotes more than simply looking, asking, or searching once.
Depending on context, suitable English equivalents include probe, investigate thoroughly, look deeply into, examine closely, and search exhaustively.
Do not derive the form from solit merely from phonological resemblance.
Related Entries:
solit — See also only if the editorial team wishes to preserve the formal/semantic comparison; not Derived from or Cognate at present.
Linguistic History
There is a possible semantic comparison with a wider Philippine sulit family associated with accounts, explanations, examination, or testing. The phonological pathway to Boie’nen bolitlit, however, has not been established. Any historical connection should therefore remain explicitly tentative.