"Ganit" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON
gánit - To pull, drag, tear at, rumple, tousle
(one’s hair, etc.); to twist, pinch (one’s ear,
etc.). Dílì mo pagganíton ang íya bohók.
Don’t rumple his hair. (cf. gán-it, guránit,
bútong, gulípat, kosípad, gurámus).
ganit
Definition: (noun) toughness for mastication; relative tightness or firmness (making it hard to disengage)
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gán-it - To pinch, twist, pull (one’s nose, ear, hair, etc.). Gan-itá ang íya dalúnggan. Pinch his ear. (cf. gánit).
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