hing-

Cebuano

Prefix

hing-

  1. denotes inclination, habit or propensity

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hin-, from Proto-Austronesian *Sin-. Compare Japanese 非(ひ) (hi) and Chinese 非.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hiŋ/, [hɪŋ]

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

Derived terms
Tagalog terms prefixed with hing-

References
  1. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 344
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