hing-

Cebuano

Prefix

hing-

1. denotes inclination, habit or propensity

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hi-, hin-, him-

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hin-, from Proto-Austronesian *Sin-.

Prefix

hing-

1. (no longer productive) Prefix indicating removal or cleaning

   ‎hing- + ‎kuto (“louse”) → ‎hinguto (“to remove lice (from hair or fur)”)

2. (no longer productive) Prefix indicating state or condition

   ‎hi- + ‎ganti (“return, reward”) → ‎higanti (“revenge”)

   ‎him- + ‎pasok (“to enter, go in”) → ‎himasok (“to meddle, interfere”)

   ‎him- + ‎patay (“dead, to kill”) → ‎himatay (“to lose consciousness, faint”)

   ‎hin- + ‎(with CV- reduplication) sakit (“sickness, pain”) → ‎hinanakit (“grudge, ill will”)