binhi

See also: binhi' and BINHI

Aklanon

Alternative forms

• binhi'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbinhiʔ/ [ˈbɪn̪.hɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -inhiʔ
• Syllabification: bin‧hi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq.

Noun

binhì

1. seed; grain

Derived terms

• paminhi

Etymology 2

Interjection

binhì

1. give up!

Usage notes

• Said when answering a riddle.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bin‧hi
• IPA^(key): /ˈbinhiʔ/ [ˈbiŋ.hiʔ]

Noun

binhì

1. grain

   Synonym: lamigas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• binghi — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binəhiq, from Proto-Austronesian *binəSiq. Compare Kapampangan bini and Tausug binhi'.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /binˈhiʔ/ [bɪn̪ˈhɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: bin‧hi

Noun

binhî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜑᜒ)

1. seed; spawn

   Synonyms: semilya, buto

2. semen; sperm

   Synonyms: tamod, semilya

Derived terms

• bibinhiin
• binhian
• binhiin
• magbinhi
• pabinhi
• pabinhian
• papagbinhiin

Related terms

• BINHI

See also

• biri
• hulip
• punla

Further reading

• “binhi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018