hininga

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiniˈŋa/ [hɪ.n̪ɪˈŋa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: hi‧ni‧nga

Etymology 1

From hinga +‎ -in-, literally thing breathed.

Noun

hiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)

  1. breath; respiration
  2. (colloquial) life
    Synonym: buhay
  3. (figurative) feeling; sense of feeling
    Synonym: damdamin
Derived terms
  • buntonghininga
  • ipagbuntonghininga
  • magbuntonghininga
  • malahininga
  • pagbubuntonghininga
  • pagkamalahininga

Verb

hiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)

  1. complete aspect of hingahin
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for hininga
affix -in / ᜒᜈ᜔
root word hinga / ᜑᜒᜅ
trigger object
aspect
infinitive hingahin / ᜑᜒᜅᜑᜒᜈ᜔
complete  / ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ
progressive hinihinga  / ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜑᜒᜅ
inahinga1 / ᜁᜈᜑᜒᜅ
contemplative hihingahin / ᜑᜒᜑᜒᜅᜑᜒᜈ᜔
ahingahin1 / ᜀᜑᜒᜅᜑᜒᜈ᜔
imperative hingahin / ᜑᜒᜅᜑᜒᜈ᜔
hinga1 / ᜑᜒᜅ
hingaha1 / ᜑᜒᜅᜑ

1 Dialectal use only.

Etymology 2

From hin- +‎ tinga.

Noun

hiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)

  1. picking of one's tooth (to remove foreign matter with a toothpick, etc.)
Derived terms

Further reading

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

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