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		hininga  / 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

• maghininga
• panghininga

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• hinaing