hinga

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Herero[edit]

Verb[edit]

hinga

  1. to drive

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *siŋa (compare with Hawaiian hina, Tongan hinga, Tahitian hiʻa)[1][2]

Verb[edit]

hinga

  1. to fall, to tumble
  2. to slant, to tilt
  3. to lose

Noun[edit]

hinga

  1. loss, defeat

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 730
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “siga.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading[edit]

  • “hinga” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Niuean[edit]

Noun[edit]

hinga

  1. name

Rapa Nui[edit]

Verb[edit]

hinga

  1. fall

Rwanda-Rundi[edit]

Verb[edit]

-hînga (infinitive guhînga, perfective -hînze)

  1. cultivate, plow
    Synonym: -rima

Derived terms[edit]

  • ihinga (“farming season”) (Rwanda)
  • umuhinzi (“farmer”) (Rwanda)

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /hiˈŋa/, [hɪˈŋa]
  • Hyphenation: hi‧nga

Noun[edit]

hingá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. breathing; respiration
    Synonym: paghinga
  2. breath; air breathed out
    Synonym: hininga
  3. (colloquial) act of venting one's hurt feelings, etc.

Derived terms[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

hingá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ)

  1. no longer fresh (of radishes)

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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