hinga

Herero

Verb

hinga

  1. to drive

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *siŋa (compare with Hawaiian hina, Tongan hinga, Tahitian hiʻa)[1][2]

Verb

hinga

  1. to fall, to tumble
  2. to slant, to tilt
  3. to lose

Noun

hinga

  1. loss, defeat

Derived terms

  • whakahinga

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 730
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “siga.a”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Further reading

  • hinga” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Niuean

Noun

hinga

  1. name

Rapa Nui

Verb

hinga

  1. fall

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-hînga (infinitive guhînga, perfective -hînze)

  1. cultivate, plow
    Synonym: -rima

Derived terms

  • ihinga (farming season) (Rwanda)
  • umuhinzi (farmer) (Rwanda)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈŋa/ [hɪˈŋa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: hi‧nga

Noun

hingá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. breathing; respiration
    Synonym: paghinga
  2. breath; air breathed out
    Synonym: hininga
  3. (colloquial) act of venting one's hurt feelings, etc.

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

hingá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. no longer fresh (of radishes)

See also

Further reading

  • hinga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018