kahina-hinala

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • kahinahinala

Etymology

From ka- +‎ hinala, with partial reduplication, literally, “suspectable”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kahiˌna hiˈnalaʔ/ [kɐ.hɪˌn̪a hɪˈn̪aː.lɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -alaʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧hi‧na-hi‧na‧la

Adjective

kahiná-hinalà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜈᜑᜒᜈᜎ)

  1. suspicious
    Synonym: kaduda-duda
    kahina-hinalang kilos ― suspicious behavior
  2. questionable
    Synonym: kaduda-duda

Further reading

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