hanash

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 話(はなし) (hanashi, literally “story; talk; speech”). Also possibly from a blend of hanap +‎ English bash.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈnaʃ/, [hɐˈnaʃ]
• Rhymes: -aʃ
• Syllabification: ha‧nash

Noun

hanásh (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜈᜐ᜔) (slang, chiefly women's speech, originally gay slang)

1. blabber; chatter; words

   Synonyms: kuda, satsat, daldal

2. (by extension) complaint; criticism; issue; problem

   Synonyms: problema, reklamo

   Ang dami mong hanash sa akin

   You have a lot of issues with me.

3. (by extension) stuff; thing (unspecified things or matters to attend to)

   Magpahinga ka muna, may hanash ka pa mamaya

   Rest first, you have stuff [to do] later.

   Anong hanash dito?

   What's going on here?

   (literally, “What's the thing here?/ What's the problem here?”)

Usage notes

• The word is typically used by women, and may sound effeminate when used by men.

See also

• ganap