hininga

Tagalog

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

Etymology 1

From hinga +‎ -in-.

Noun

hiningá

  1. breath; respiration
  2. (colloquial) life
    Synonym: buhay
  3. (figurative) feeling; sense of feeling
    Synonym: damdamin
Derived terms
  • buntonghininga
  • ipagbuntonghininga
  • magbuntonghininga
  • malahininga
  • pagbubuntonghininga
  • pagkamalahininga

Etymology 2

From hin- +‎ tinga with elision.

Noun

hiningá

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