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-hin

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Finnish

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Suffix

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-hin

  1. alternative form of -hVn

Japanese

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Romanization

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-hin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ひん

Tagalog

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    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -hin (verb-forming suffix, adjective-forming suffix, noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

    1. alternative form of -in
      intindi (to understand) + ‎-hin → ‎intindihin ((transitive) understand)
      basa (to read) + ‎-hin → ‎babasahin (reading material)
      pang-una (the first) + ‎-hin → ‎pangunahin (primary)
      Lucena (city) + ‎-hin → ‎Lucenahin (a native of Lucena, Quezon)
      ilaya (upper part) + ‎-hin → ‎ilayahin (a native or local from northern or upper part of a town or community)

    Usage notes

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    • Normally, /h/ is inserted before -in when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/ or /r/.
      sabi + ‎-hin → ‎sabihin
      talo + ‎-nin → ‎talunin
      sala + ‎-rin → ‎salarin
    • Sometimes, the final vowel of the root word disappears when the suffix is added.
      bili + ‎-hin → ‎bilhin
      dala + ‎-hin → ‎dalhin

    Derived terms

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