pahinga

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ hinga, literally “breather”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pahiˈŋa/ [pɐ.hɪˈŋa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: pa‧hi‧nga

Noun

pahingá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜅ)

1. rest; relaxation; breather
2. (colloquial) retirement (from work)

   Synonyms: retiro, pagreretiro, pagkakaretiro

Derived terms

• araw ng pahinga
• ipahinga
• kapahingahan
• magpahinga
• pagpahingahin
• pagpapahinga
• pahingahan
• pamamahinga
• silid-pahingahan
• tikas pahinga
• walang-pahinga

See also

• relahasyon

Adjective

pahingá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜅ)

1. resting

   Synonym: nagpapahinga

2. on leave; on vacation

   Synonyms: namamahinga, nagbabakasyon

Verb

pahingá (complete pinahinga, progressive pinapahinga, contemplative papahinga, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜅ)

1. (informal) short for ipahinga

Verb

pahingá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜅ)

1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakihinga
2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpahinga

Further reading

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