hinga

Herero

Verb

hinga

1. to drive

Maori

Etymology

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

Verb

hinga

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

Noun

hinga

1. loss, defeat

Derived terms

• whakahinga

Further reading

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

Niuean

Noun

hinga

1. name

Rapa Nui

Verb

hinga

1. fall

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-hînga (infinitive guhînga, perfective -hînze)

1. cultivate, plow

   Synonym: -rima

Derived terms

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hing͂a — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiˈŋa/ [hɪˈŋa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: hi‧nga

Noun

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

• araw ng pahinga
• buntonghininga
• hininga
• hingahan
• hingahin
• huminga
• ipagbuntonghininga
• kahingahan
• magbuntonghininga
• magpahinga
• malahininga
• mamahinga
• pagbubuntonghininga
• paghinga
• pagkamalahininga
• pagpahingahin
• pagpapahinga
• pahinga
• pahingahan
• pamamahinga
• silid-pahingahan
• walang-hinga
• walang-pahinga

 

See also

• langhap

Adjective

hingá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜅ)

1. no longer fresh (of radishes)

See also

• lanta
• lipas

 

Further reading

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