buntonghininga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bontonghining̃a — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• buntong-hininga — common, proscribed
• buntung-hininga
• buntunghininga

Etymology

From bunton (“heap”) +‎ hininga (“breath”), but some linguists think that the first component should be bunto (“vent out”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bunˌtoŋhiniˈŋa/ [bʊn̪ˌt̪oŋ.hɪ.n̪ɪˈŋa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: bun‧tong‧hi‧ni‧nga

Noun

buntónghiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)

1. sigh

   Synonyms: himutok, paghihimutok, hinagpis, paghihinagpis, pagbubuntonghininga

Derived terms

• ipagbuntonghininga
• magbuntonghininga
• pagbubuntonghininga

Further reading

• “buntonghininga”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “buntonghininga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 171