mainit

See also: mainīt

Central Bikol

Etymology

From ma- +‎ init.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈʔinit/ [maˈʔi.n̪it]
• Hyphenation: ma‧i‧nit

Adjective

maínit (intensified mainiton)

1. hot, sweltering

   Antonym: malipot

2. warm

   Synonyms: maalingahot, maharasahas

3. (figurative) impatient

   Antonyms: pasensiyoso, matiyaga

See also

• maimbong

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From ma- +‎ init.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈʔinit/ [maˈʔi.nit]
• Hyphenation: ma‧i‧nit

Adjective

maínit

1. hot

   Antonym: malamig

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

From ma- +‎ init.

Adjective

mainit

1. hot

   Antonym: malipot

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

From ma- +‎ init.

Adjective

mainit

1. hot

   Antonym: malipot

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ init. The noun definition is an ellipsis of mainit na tubig.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈʔinit/ [mɐˈʔiː.n̪ɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -init
• Syllabification: ma‧i‧nit
• Homophone: Mainit

Adjective

mainit (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔)

1. hot; warm

   Wait a minute, kapeng mainit.

   Wait a minute, hot coffee.

   • 2022, Desiree Carlos, “Dear Miss Kim Chiu”, in Manila Standard:

     “Ano ang mas maingay sa gabi? Letter A, Pusang may kaharutan sa bubong […] ” Then you remarked, “Nakakainis yun 'no? Yung gusto mong sabuyan ng mainit na tubig kasi ang ingay.”

     “What's noisier during night? Letter A, a cat being flirty with someone at the roof […] ” Then you remarked, “Annoying, right? You feel like splashing them with hot water because of the noise.”

2. (figurative) warm (caring, of relation to another person)

   Mainit ang pagsalubong sa alkalde ng kanilang bayan.

   The welcome for their town mayor was warm.

3. (figurative) of great current interest; popular; controversial; trending

Derived terms

• mainit ang ulo
• mainit sa kamay
• mainit sa mata

Noun

mainit (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔)

1. hot water

Further reading

• “mainit”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025

Anagrams

• itanim