hininga

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiniˈŋa/, [hɪ.nɪˈŋa]
• Hyphenation: hi‧ni‧nga

Etymology 1

From hinga +‎ -in-, literally “thing breathed”.

Noun

hiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)

1. breath; respiration
2. (colloquial) life

   Synonym: buhay

3. (figurative) feeling; sense of feeling

   Synonym: damdamin

Derived terms

• buntonghininga
• ipagbuntonghininga
• magbuntonghininga
• malahininga
• pagbubuntonghininga
• pagkamalahininga

 

Verb

hiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)

1. complete aspect of hingahin

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for hininga

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-in ᜒᜈ᜔	hinga ᜑᜒᜅ		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
hingahin ᜑᜒᜅᜑᜒᜈ᜔	hininga ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ	hinihinga ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜑᜒᜅ inahinga1 ᜁᜈᜑᜒᜅ	hihingahin ᜑᜒᜑᜒᜅᜑᜒᜈ᜔ ahingahin1 ᜀᜑᜒᜅᜑᜒᜈ᜔	hingahin ᜑᜒᜅᜑᜒᜈ᜔ hinga1 ᜑᜒᜅ hingaha1 ᜑᜒᜅᜑ
1 Dialectal use only.

Etymology 2

From hin- +‎ tinga.

Noun

hiningá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈᜒᜅ)

1. picking of one's tooth (to remove foreign matter with a toothpick, etc.)

Derived terms

• maghininga
• panghininga

 

Further reading

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