kahihiyan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- cahihiyan, cahihiy-an — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- kahihian — uncommon
- kahihiy-an — dialectal, Batangas, Quezon
- kahihiyaan — uncommon
- kakahiyan
- kakahiyaan — uncommon
Etymology
Syncopic form of kahihiyaan, from hiya + ka- -an, with initial reduplication.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kahihiˈan/ [kɐ.hɪˈhjan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ka‧hi‧hi‧yan
Noun
kahihiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜑᜒᜌᜈ᜔)
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “kahihiyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018